Apostolopoulou, A.A. orcid.org/0000-0002-8174-4372, Rist, A. and Thum, A.S. (2015) Taste processing in Drosophila larvae. Frontiers in Integrative Neuroscience, 9. 50. ISSN 1662-5145
Abstract
The sense of taste allows animals to detect chemical substances in their environment to initiate appropriate behaviors: to find food or a mate, to avoid hostile environments and predators. Drosophila larvae are a promising model organism to study gustation. Their simple nervous system triggers stereotypic behavioral responses, and the coding of taste can be studied by genetic tools at the single cell level. This review briefly summarizes recent progress on how taste information is sensed and processed by larval cephalic and pharyngeal sense organs. The focus lies on several studies, which revealed cellular and molecular mechanisms required to process sugar, salt, and bitter substances.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2015 Apostolopoulou, Rist and Thum. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms. |
Keywords: | Drosophila melanogaster; gustation; larvae; single cell analysis; taste processing |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Science (Sheffield) > School of Biosciences (Sheffield) > Department of Biomedical Science (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 06 Jan 2017 14:00 |
Last Modified: | 10 Mar 2017 12:14 |
Published Version: | https://doi.org/10.3389/fnint.2015.00050 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Frontiers Media |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.3389/fnint.2015.00050 |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:108190 |