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 typesPheromoneFemalesMechanisms 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
2004
The Molecular Basis of Odor Coding in the Drosophila Antenna
Hallem EA, Ho MG, Carlson JR. The Molecular Basis of Odor Coding in the Drosophila Antenna. Cell 2004, 117: 965-979. PMID: 15210116, DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2004.05.012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOlfactory receptor neuronsDrosophila antennaMolecular basisOdorant receptor repertoireFunctional analysisReceptor repertoireOlfactory organOdor codingReceptor neuronsIndividual receptorsSame cellsReceptor transductionNumber of receptorsNeuron mapReceptorsRepertoireBreadth of tuningTransductionDifferent odorantsInhibitory responsesOdorantsElectrophysiological recordingsNeuronsCellsVivo
2000
Candidate Taste Receptors in Drosophila
Clyne P, Warr C, Carlson J. Candidate Taste Receptors in Drosophila. Science 2000, 287: 1830-1834. PMID: 10710312, DOI: 10.1126/science.287.5459.1830.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAlgorithmsAlternative SplicingAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsChemoreceptor CellsDrosophila melanogasterDrosophila ProteinsExonsGene ExpressionGenes, InsectIn Situ HybridizationInsect ProteinsMembrane ProteinsMolecular Sequence DataMultigene FamilyNeurons, AfferentOrgan SpecificityProtein Structure, TertiaryReceptors, Cell SurfaceReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionSense OrgansSequence AlignmentTasteConceptsDrosophila genome databaseTransmembrane domain proteinCandidate taste receptorsDomain proteinsDrosophila mutantsDivergent familiesGenome databaseTaste receptorsTissue specificityMolecular mechanismsDiverse familyGustatory organsGenesStructural similarityLabellumBasis of structureTaste signalingProteinTaste neuronsInitial eventFamilyExpressionDrosophilaMutantsReceptors
1999
Odor Coding in a Model Olfactory Organ: TheDrosophila Maxillary Palp
de Bruyne M, Clyne P, Carlson J. Odor Coding in a Model Olfactory Organ: TheDrosophila Maxillary Palp. Journal Of Neuroscience 1999, 19: 4520-4532. PMID: 10341252, PMCID: PMC6782632, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.19-11-04520.1999.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsReceptor neuronsOlfactory organOlfactory receptor neuronsCross-adaptation experimentsExcitatory responsesNeuronal typesExtracellular recordingsParticular neuronsNeuronsFunctional classSensilla typesOdor responsesOdor codingOlfactory informationOdor deliveryOrgansMaxillary palpsSensory hairsFunctional organizationSingle sensillaResponseDeliveryOlfactory codeParticular odorTwo-neuron