A mechanosensory receptor required for food texture detection in Drosophila

The cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying food texture detection are poorly understood. Here the authors show thatDrosophilacan discriminate food texture when feeding, and that this ability depends on NOMPC, a mechanosensory channel expressed in gustatory sensilla neurons.

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Auteurs principaux: Juan Antonio Sánchez-Alcañiz, Giovanna Zappia, Frédéric Marion-Poll, Richard Benton
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Langue:EN
Publié: Nature Portfolio 2017
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Accès en ligne:https://doaj.org/article/f90745a761b64922a53b88a66c6a91ed
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