2019
Chemosensory 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
2012
Non-synaptic inhibition between grouped neurons in an olfactory circuit
Su CY, Menuz K, Reisert J, Carlson JR. Non-synaptic inhibition between grouped neurons in an olfactory circuit. Nature 2012, 492: 66-71. PMID: 23172146, PMCID: PMC3518700, DOI: 10.1038/nature11712.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOlfactory receptor neuronsDrosophila olfactory receptor neuronsMalaria mosquito AnophelesMosquito AnophelesMammalian taste budsSustained responseInsect controlLateral inhibitionBroad occurrenceChemosensory sensillaOlfactory behaviorTransient activationSensory organsMarked compartmentalizationOlfactory circuitFunctional impactReceptor neuronsReceptor cellsOlfactory informationInhibitionInsectsTaste budsNeuronsCompartmentalizationBuds