2024
Exitron splicing of odor receptor genes in Drosophila
Shang X, Talross G, Carlson J. Exitron splicing of odor receptor genes in Drosophila. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2024, 121: e2320277121. PMID: 38507450, PMCID: PMC10990081, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2320277121.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExitron splicingOdorant receptor genesCases of alternative splicingCanonical open reading framesExpression of odorant receptor genesFunction of olfactory systemReceptor geneProtein-coding exonsOpen reading frameAlternative splicing eventsOlfactory receptor neuronsAlternative polyadenylationReading frameExon-intronEncode proteinsSplicing eventsAlternative splicingNon-coding RNAsStable proteinsPheromone receptorsReceptor neuronsOptogenetic activationPheromone stimulationSplicingNeuronal activity
2022
Sugar sensation and mechanosensation in the egg-laying preference shift of Drosophila suzukii
Wang W, Dweck H, Talross G, Zaidi A, Gendron J, Carlson J. Sugar sensation and mechanosensation in the egg-laying preference shift of Drosophila suzukii. ELife 2022, 11: e81703. PMID: 36398882, PMCID: PMC9674340, DOI: 10.7554/elife.81703.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEgg-laying preferenceTaste organsAgricultural pestsDrosophila suzukiiChannel genesStiff substratesDrosophilaTaste sensillaReceptor geneMechanosensory cuesFruit sugarsGenesMechanosensationTaste sensationBitter taste sensationSpeciesEggsSweet taste sensationMajor subsetSuzukiiPestsSugarsElectrophysiological responsesWeak preferenceVariety of changes