2021
Evolutionary shifts in taste coding in the fruit pest Drosophila suzukii
Dweck HK, Talross GJ, Wang W, Carlson JR. Evolutionary shifts in taste coding in the fruit pest Drosophila suzukii. ELife 2021, 10: e64317. PMID: 33616529, PMCID: PMC7899650, DOI: 10.7554/elife.64317.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFruit pest Drosophila suzukiiRipe fruitPest Drosophila suzukiiEvolutionary shiftsBitter compoundsLays eggsAgricultural pestsDrosophila suzukiiBitter taste perceptionDrosophilaTaste sensillaSpeciesPhysiological responsesReduced expressionEggsTaste organsSensillaOverripe fruitsFruitTranscriptomeTaste codingSuzukiiMutantsLabellumPests
2019
Robust olfactory responses in the absence of odorant binding proteins
Xiao S, Sun JS, Carlson JR. Robust olfactory responses in the absence of odorant binding proteins. ELife 2019, 8: e51040. PMID: 31651397, PMCID: PMC6814364, DOI: 10.7554/elife.51040.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOdorant binding proteinsOlfactory responsesBinding proteinAntennae of insectsHydrophobic odorantsSensilla typesOlfactory physiologyOlfactory sensillaFunctional typesBasiconic sensillaOBPsAntennal basiconic sensillaOdor receptorsSensillaProteinDiverse chemicalsInsectsOdorantsMutantsBehavioral responsesGenesOvipositionPhysiologyHigh levelsResponseOdor coding in the antenna of the tsetse fly Glossina morsitans
Soni N, Chahda JS, Carlson JR. Odor coding in the antenna of the tsetse fly Glossina morsitans. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2019, 116: 14300-14308. PMID: 31221757, PMCID: PMC6628836, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1907075116.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTsetse fly Glossina morsitansClasses of sensillaFruit flyPhysiological analysisAlarm pheromoneDifferent response dynamicsOlfactory sensillaFly antennaOlfactory cuesCellular basisWide diversityTsetse fliesSensillaFliesDifferent functionsDifferent odor stimuliGlossina morsitansPheromoneTsetseFunctional organizationHostDrosophilaMorphological typesOdorantsStriking differenceChemosensory sensilla of the Drosophila wing express a candidate ionotropic pheromone receptor
He Z, Luo Y, Shang X, Sun JS, Carlson JR. Chemosensory sensilla of the Drosophila wing express a candidate ionotropic pheromone receptor. PLOS Biology 2019, 17: e2006619. PMID: 31112532, PMCID: PMC6528970, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.2006619.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMale-female interactionsDrosophila wingSubesophageal zoneWing marginChemosensory sensillaRNA-seq analysisDifferential RNA-seq analysisAnterior wing marginMale-male interactionsPheromone receptorsTaste organsOptogenetic activationMolecular descriptionGenesIonotropic receptorsChemical perceptionSensillaSecond-order projectionsSexual behaviorFliesPheromoneMale sexual behaviorPheromonal inputHydrophobic moleculesActivation
2007
Receptors and Neurons for Fly Odors in Drosophila
van Naters W, Carlson JR. Receptors and Neurons for Fly Odors in Drosophila. Current Biology 2007, 17: 606-612. PMID: 17363256, PMCID: PMC1876700, DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2007.02.043.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCis-vaccenyl acetateOlfactory receptor neuronsTrichoid sensillaAnti-aphrodisiac pheromoneReceptor gene familyVirgin femalesVivo expression systemGene familyMate recognitionMating partnersDrosophila antennaExpression systemORN populationCellular basisReceptor neuronsYield responseSensillaMale extractsElectrophysiological analysisFood odorsReceptorsDrosophilaMajor typesPheromoneFemales
2003
Drosophila Gr5a encodes a taste receptor tuned to trehalose
Chyb S, Dahanukar A, Wickens A, Carlson JR. Drosophila Gr5a encodes a taste receptor tuned to trehalose. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2003, 100: 14526-14530. PMID: 14523229, PMCID: PMC304113, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2135339100.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsG protein-coupled receptor genesDrosophila S2 cell lineS2 cell lineFirst functional expressionTaste receptorsHeterologous expressionGenetic analysisFunctional expressionGr5aTaste sensillaReceptor geneCell linesGenesLabellar sensillaExpressionSensillaTaste neuronsReceptorsRecent studiesLabellumSensory responsesFliesNeuronsTrehaloseFamily