2007
The molecular basis of CO2 reception in Drosophila
Kwon JY, Dahanukar A, Weiss LA, Carlson JR. The molecular basis of CO2 reception in Drosophila. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2007, 104: 3574-3578. PMID: 17360684, PMCID: PMC1805529, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0700079104.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMolecular basisVivo expression systemChemoreceptor genesHigher eukaryotesChemosensory receptorsInsect pestsChemosensory neuronsGene confersExpression systemLarge familyGr63aDrosophilaCO2 receptionGr21aInsectsMosquito vectorsIdentification of agentsEukaryotesPestsReceptorsGenesLarvaeIdentificationYellow feverConfers
2001
A Gr receptor is required for response to the sugar trehalose in taste neurons of Drosophila
Dahanukar A, Foster K, van der Goes van Naters W, Carlson J. A Gr receptor is required for response to the sugar trehalose in taste neurons of Drosophila. Nature Neuroscience 2001, 4: 1182-1186. PMID: 11704765, DOI: 10.1038/nn765.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAction PotentialsAnimalsAnimals, Genetically ModifiedBase SequenceBehavior, AnimalCodonDose-Response Relationship, DrugDrosophilaFood, FormulatedGene DeletionGene Expression RegulationGenetic LinkageGTP-Binding ProteinsMaleMutationNeurons, AfferentPhenotypeProtein BiosynthesisReceptors, Cell SurfaceSucroseTasteTrehaloseX ChromosomeConceptsGR geneG protein-coupled receptor genesSugar trehaloseG protein-mediated signalingDrosophila genome databaseTransgenic rescue experimentsProtein-mediated signalingSpecificity of expressionGenome databaseTaste receptorsDifferent mutantsRescue experimentsGenesLarge familyGr5aDrosophilaFunctional evidenceReceptor geneGR receptorsTaste ligandsGustatory neuronsTaste neuronsTrehaloseReceptorsFamily members