Youngseok Lee

This study shows that Drosophila melanogaster can taste cholesterol, with detection mediated by specific gustatory receptor neurons and ionotropic receptors.

This study identifies TRPγ's role in lipid metabolism via Dh44 neurons in Drosophila, showing reduced lipolysis and elevated TAG levels in mutants.

This study identifies TMC proteins as regulators of crop size and contraction in Drosophila through distinct neuronal pathways involving diuretic hormone and serotonin receptors.

The paper identifies pharyngeal sour taste receptors in Drosophila that mediate appetitive responses to carboxylic acids, revealing a mechanism for detecting ingested acids.

The paper identifies a pair of pharyngeal neurons expressing Ir60b that mediate salt rejection in Drosophila by interacting with IR25a and IR76b.