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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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Nature Portfolio
2017-01-01
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| Series: | Nature Communications |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms14192 |