Shimaa Ebrahim
Associate Research Scientist, Molecular, Cellular and Developmental BiologyCards
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Associate Research Scientist, Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology
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Frequent collaborators of Shimaa Ebrahim's published research.
John Carlson, PhD
Yichen Luo
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2022
Ir56b is an atypical ionotropic receptor that underlies appetitive salt response in Drosophila
Dweck HKM, Talross GJS, Luo Y, Ebrahim SAM, Carlson JR. Ir56b is an atypical ionotropic receptor that underlies appetitive salt response in Drosophila. Current Biology 2022, 32: 1776-1787.e4. PMID: 35294865, PMCID: PMC9050924, DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2022.02.063.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsSalt tasteBitter-sensing neuronsStop codonLoss of functionNumber of speciesIonotropic receptorsIonotropic receptor familyN-terminal regionReceptor familyNeuronsDrosophila speciesPremature stop codonTaste modalitiesAncient functionGR familySalt responseSense codonsMolecular basisAtypical memberSalt detectionModalitiesCodonSensory modalitiesDrosophilaBehavioral responses
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 ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsMeSH 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
2018
The Olfactory Logic behind Fruit Odor Preferences in Larval and Adult Drosophila.
Dweck HKM, Ebrahim SAM, Retzke T, Grabe V, Weißflog J, Svatoš A, Hansson BS, Knaden M. The Olfactory Logic behind Fruit Odor Preferences in Larval and Adult Drosophila. Cell Reports 2018, 23: 2524-2531. PMID: 29791860, DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2018.04.085.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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