Chemoreceptor pleiotropy facilitates the functional coupling of the synthesis and perception of mating pheromones
Kathleen M. Zelle, Cassondra Vernier, Nicole E. Leitner, Xitong Liang, Sean T. Halloran, Jocelyn G. Millar, Yehuda Ben‐Shahar
The paper shows that Gr8a, a Gustatory receptor, regulates both the perception and synthesis of an inhibitory mating pheromone in Drosophila melanogaster, facilitating genetic coupling between these processes.
bioRxiv · Mar 21, 2020 · PreprintGenetics