An expression atlas of chemosensory ionotropic glutamate receptors identifies a molecular basis of carbonation detection
Juan Antonio Sánchez‐Alcañiz, Ana F. Silbering, Vincent Croset, Giovanna Zappia, Anantha Krishna Sivasubramaniam, Liliane Abuin, Saumya Yashmohini Sahai, Daniel Münch, Kathrin Steck, Thomas O. Auer, Steeve Cruchet, G. Larisa Neagu-Maier, Simon G. Sprecher, Carlos Ribeiro, Nilay Yapici, Richard Benton
The paper identifies a molecular basis for carbonation detection using Drosophila IRs, showing that Ir56d, along with co-receptors, is essential for carbonation and fatty acid sensing.
Nature Communications · Oct 8, 2018Peer-reviewedNeuroscience