2021
Sight of parasitoid wasps accelerates sexual behavior and upregulates a micropeptide gene in Drosophila
Ebrahim SAM, Talross GJS, Carlson JR. Sight of parasitoid wasps accelerates sexual behavior and upregulates a micropeptide gene in Drosophila. Nature Communications 2021, 12: 2453. PMID: 33907186, PMCID: PMC8079388, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-22712-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdaptation, PhysiologicalAnimalsAnimals, Genetically ModifiedBeta-Carotene 15,15'-MonooxygenaseCarnivoryDrosophilaDrosophila melanogasterDrosophila ProteinsDrosophila simulansFemaleFertilityGene Expression RegulationMaleNeuronsPattern Recognition, VisualReceptors, Ionotropic GlutamateReceptors, OdorantSexual Behavior, AnimalWaspsConceptsWasp speciesParasitoid waspsParasitoid wasp speciesInsect speciesAdult DrosophilaInsect worldMating behaviorMutational analysisGene expressionFemale fliesWaspsGenesDrosophilaSpeciesFliesDramatic upregulationDefensive responsesWidespread deathVisual circuitsInsectsMicropeptidesBehavioral responsesNervous systemHundreds of thousandsUnexpected responses
2008
A New Drosophila POU Gene, pdm3, Acts in Odor Receptor Expression and Axon Targeting of Olfactory Neurons
Tichy AL, Ray A, Carlson JR. A New Drosophila POU Gene, pdm3, Acts in Odor Receptor Expression and Axon Targeting of Olfactory Neurons. Journal Of Neuroscience 2008, 28: 7121-7129. PMID: 18614681, PMCID: PMC2572001, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.2063-08.2008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPOU genesOlfactory receptor neuronsAxon targetingReceptor gene choiceClasses of ORNsReceptor expressionGenetic interactionsGene choiceGene codesORN classesPdm3Genetic analysisMutational analysisOdor responsesMolecular mechanismsGenesOlfactory neuronsReceptor neuronsIndividual receptorsDifferential activationOlfactory systemProper transmissionExpressionFunctional organizationTargeting
2007
Mechanisms of Odor Receptor Gene Choice in Drosophila
Ray A, van Naters Wv, Shiraiwa T, Carlson JR. Mechanisms of Odor Receptor Gene Choice in Drosophila. Neuron 2007, 53: 353-369. PMID: 17270733, PMCID: PMC1986798, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2006.12.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsReceptor gene choiceOlfactory receptor neuronsGene choiceNegative regulatory elementAsymmetric segregationAlternative splicingNegative feedback regulationSingle geneTranscription factorsORN classesRegulatory elementsCombinatorial codeDicistronic mRNACommon progenitorMutational analysisDrosophilaRegulatory factorsOlfactory organFeedback regulationOdor receptorsReceptor neuronsReceptor geneGenesNeuron mapReceptor repertoire