The TRP-channel painless mediates substrate stiffness sensing in the legs during Drosophila oviposition
Vijayaditya Ray, Lasse B. Bräcker, Alexandros Kourtidis, Charlotte Rosher, Gesa F. Dinges, Anna Pierzchlińska, Ansgar Büschges, Kai Feng, Kevin M. Cury, Nicolas Gompel
This study identifies a TrpA channel-dependent mechanosensory pathway in Drosophila legs that mediates substrate stiffness sensing during oviposition.
PLoS Genetics · Dec 29, 2025Peer-reviewedNeuroscience