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Insects, 2022 The red-necked longicorn beetle, Aromia bungii (Faldermann) (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae), is a major destructive, wood-boring pest, which is widespread throughout the world. The sex pheromone of A.
Zhenchen Wu +6 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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The gustatory system influences "Drosophila" lifespan [PDF]
, 2011 The lifespan of an organism is affected by the complex interplay between genetic and environmental factors. In C. elegans, this interaction between genes and environment is mediated by the sensory system.
Ostojić, Ivan
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Sweet Taste Is Complex: Signaling Cascades and Circuits Involved in Sweet Sensation
Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 2021 Sweetness is the preferred taste of humans and many animals, likely because sugars are a primary source of energy. In many mammals, sweet compounds are sensed in the tongue by the gustatory organ, the taste buds.
Elena von Molitor +6 more
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Zinc Gluconate in the Treatment of Dysgeusia—a Randomized Clinical Trial [PDF]
, 2005 In the treatment of dysgeusia, the use of zinc has been frequently tried, with equivocal results. The aim of the present randomized clinical trial, which involved a sufficiently large sample, was therefore to determine the efficacy of zinc treatment ...
Heckmann, J.G. +6 more
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A taste of the Drosophila gustatory receptors [PDF]
Current Opinion in Neurobiology, 2009 Insects such as the fruit fly, Drosophila melanogaster, rely on contact chemosensation to detect nutrient-rich foods, to avoid consuming toxic chemicals, and to select mates and hospitable zones to deposit eggs. Flies sense tastants and nonvolatile pheromones through gustatory bristles and pegs distributed on multiple body parts including the proboscis,
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Evolution of a complex locus : exon gain, loss and divergence at the Gr39a locus in Drosophila [PDF]
, 2008 Background. Gene families typically evolve by gene duplication followed by the adoption of new or altered gene functions. A different way to evolve new but related functions is alternative splicing of existing exons of a complex gene.
Butlin, Roger K. +19 more
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THE INFLUENCE OF ANIONS ON THE ACTIVITY OF GUSTATORY RECEPTORS
The Japanese Journal of Physiology, 1958 (1) The influence of various anions on activity of gustatory receptors was investigated by adapting the tongue of a frog to modified anion-Ringer, in which all Cl was substituted for Br, I, NO3, SCN, SO4 and H2PO4.(2) Immediately after exchange of normal Ringer with one of these modified anion-Ringers the response of the tongue was not appreciably ...
KUSANO, KIYOSHI, SATO, MASAYASU
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Description of Chemosensory Genes in Unexplored Tissues of the Moth Spodoptera littoralis
Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2021 Illumina-based transcriptome sequencing of chemosensory organs has become a standard in deciphering the molecular bases of chemical senses in insects, especially in non-model species.
Fotini A. Koutroumpa +6 more
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Spodoptera littoralis genome mining brings insights on the dynamic of expansion of gustatory receptors in polyphagous noctuidae [PDF]
, 2021 The bitter taste, triggered via gustatory receptors, serves as an important natural defense against the ingestion of poisonous foods in animals, and the diversity of food diet is usually linked to an increase in the number of gustatory receptor genes ...
Johnston, J Spencer +16 more
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