Taste triggers a homeostatic temperature control in hungry flies
Yujiro Umezaki, Sergio Hidalgo, Erika Nguyen, Tiffany Tuyen Minh Nguyen, Jay Suh, Sheena S. Uchino, Joanna C. Chiu, Fumika N. Hamada
The paper shows that taste sensing in hungry flies triggers a warm temperature preference, which is distinct from nutrient-induced responses and regulated by clock genes and hunger signals.
eLife · Dec 2, 2024Peer-reviewedNeuroscience