A subset of sweet-sensing neurons identified by IR56d are necessary and sufficient for fatty acid taste
John Tauber, Elizabeth Brown, Yuanyuan Li, Maria E. Yurgel, Pavel Masek, Alex C. Keene
The paper identifies IR56d-expressing neurons as necessary and sufficient for fatty acid taste in Drosophila, showing they mediate feeding responses and distinguish FA from sugar.
PLoS Genetics · Nov 9, 2017Peer-reviewedNeuroscience