2019
The molecular and cellular basis of olfactory response to tsetse fly attractants
Chahda JS, Soni N, Sun JS, Ebrahim SAM, Weiss BL, Carlson JR. The molecular and cellular basis of olfactory response to tsetse fly attractants. PLOS Genetics 2019, 15: e1008005. PMID: 30875383, PMCID: PMC6420007, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1008005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOlfactory receptor neuronsSensory pitsCellular basisHeterologous expression systemTsetse fly Glossina morsitansTerrestrial habitatsExpression systemGene expressionEmpty neuronAnimal matterOlfactory responsesSpecialized subtypesMajor vectorStrong attractantReceptor gene expressionG. fuscipesDrosophilaMalarial parasitesReceptor neuronsFliesAttractantsDevastating diseaseOlfactory systemBlood of humansGlossina morsitans
2003
Integrating the Molecular and Cellular Basis of Odor Coding in the Drosophila Antenna
Dobritsa AA, van Naters W, Warr CG, Steinbrecht RA, Carlson JR. Integrating the Molecular and Cellular Basis of Odor Coding in the Drosophila Antenna. Neuron 2003, 37: 827-841. PMID: 12628173, DOI: 10.1016/s0896-6273(03)00094-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAb3A neuronsEctopic expressionTransgenic rescue experimentsWild-type cellsDrosophila olfactory systemOdor ligandsDeletion mutantsDrosophila antennaCells identifiesGene expressionRescue experimentsCellular mapsSexual dimorphismReceptor gene expressionCellular basisOr22aOdor receptorsReceptor geneSingle cellsGenesOlfactory systemExpressionOdor codingDendritic membraneCells