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Topological and functional characterization of an insect gustatory receptor. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2011 Insect gustatory receptors are predicted to have a seven-transmembrane structure and are distantly related to insect olfactory receptors, which have an inverted topology compared with G-protein coupled receptors, including mammalian olfactory receptors ...
Hui-Jie Zhang +5 more
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HeliyonGustatory receptors (GRs) allow insects to sense tastes in their external environment. Gustatory perception is crucial for distinguishing between beneficial and harmful or toxic compounds, affecting survival.
Zhen Wang +8 more
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NMDA Receptors in the Basolateral Amygdala and Gustatory Neophobia [PDF]
Brain Research, 2008 The attenuation of gustatory neophobia occurs during repeated exposures to an initially novel taste solution that is increasingly perceived as safe and familiar. The present study examined whether NMDA receptors in the basolateral region of the amygdala (BLA) are involved in this important behavioral phenomenon.
Steve Reilly
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Sensors, 2022 The development of gustatory sensors is essential for the development of smart materials for use in robotics, and in the food, beverage, and pharmaceutical industries.
Kunio Shimada
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Plant insecticide L-canavanine repels Drosophila via the insect orphan GPCR DmX. [PDF]
PLoS Biology, 2009 For all animals, the taste sense is crucial to detect and avoid ingesting toxic molecules. Many toxins are synthesized by plants as a defense mechanism against insect predation.
Christian Mitri +5 more
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Chemosensory detection of aversive concentrations of ammonia and basic volatile amines in insects
iScience, 2023 Summary: Basic volatiles like ammonia are found in insect environments, and at high concentrations cause an atypical action potential burst, followed by inhibition in multiple classes of olfactory receptor neurons (ORNs) in Drosophila melanogaster ...
Jonathan Trevorrow Clark +5 more
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Structure of an insect gustatory receptor
, 2023 SUMMARY Gustatory Receptors (GRs) are critical for insect chemosensation and are potential targets for controlling pests and disease vectors. However, GR structures have not been experimentally determined. We present structures of Bombyx mori Gr9 (BmGr9), a fructose-gated cation ...
Heather M. Frank +6 more
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Stimulation of the gerbil's gustatory receptors by monosaccharides [PDF]
Brain Research, 1976 The gustatory responses of the Mongolian gerbil were tested with a large number of monosaccharides. Electrophysiological methods were used to record from the chorda tympani nerve. Methyl glycosides which have structural features in common with sucrose are the most effective monosaccharides for eliciting a neural response.
Jakinovich, Jr. , William +1 more
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Gustatory receptors in Lepidoptera: chemosensation and beyond [PDF]
Insect Molecular Biology, 2016 Abstract Lepidoptera is one of the most widespread insect orders and includes several agriculturally important insect species. Ecological success of the lepidopteran insects partly depends on their adaptive chemoreception tactics, which play an important role in the selection of hosts, egg‐laying sites and mates ...
A R, Agnihotri, A A, Roy, R S, Joshi
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Peripheral, central and behavioral responses to the cuticular pheromone bouquet in Drosophila melanogaster males. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2011 Pheromonal communication is crucial with regard to mate choice in many animals including insects. Drosophila melanogaster flies produce a pheromonal bouquet with many cuticular hydrocarbons some of which diverge between the sexes and differently affect ...
Tsuyoshi Inoshita +3 more
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