A multi-component screen for feeding behaviour and nutritional status in Drosophila to interrogate mammalian appetite-related genes
J. Chalmers, Y. C. L. Tung, C.-H. Liu, C. O'Kane, S. O'Rahilly, G. S. H. Yeo
The paper develops a Drosophila screening system to study mammalian appetite-related genes and identifies 16 and 10 genes affecting feeding behavior or nutrient status from GWAS and hypothalamic gene sets.
bioRxiv · May 4, 2020Physiology