2024
Mosquito taste responses to human and floral cues guide biting and feeding
Baik L, Talross G, Gray S, Pattisam H, Peterson T, Nidetz J, Hol F, Carlson J. Mosquito taste responses to human and floral cues guide biting and feeding. Nature 2024, 635: 639-646. PMID: 39415007, PMCID: PMC11578787, DOI: 10.1038/s41586-024-08047-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchResponse to sugarFloral cuesCoding capacityControl mosquito vectorsEgg layingTaste sensillaTranscriptome profilingTaste organsNeuronal repertoireBiting behaviorInsect behaviorBitter compoundsInvasive diseaseTaste receptorsTaste systemTasteTaste responsesMosquito vectorsStop signalTaste stimuliFeedingSite waterLabellumExcitatory responsesNectar
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