Nanopore formation in the cuticle of an insect olfactory sensillum
Toshiya Ando, Sayaka Sekine, Sachi Inagaki, Kazuyo Misaki, Laurent Badel, Hiroyuki Moriya, Mustafa M. Sami, Yuki Itakura, Takahiro Chihara, Hokto Kazama, Shigenobu Yonemura, Shigeo Hayashi
The paper identifies an insect-specific endosomal protein involved in forming nanopores in the cuticle, essential for odor detection.
Current Biology · Apr 18, 2019Peer-reviewedDevelopmental Biology