Odorant receptors mediating avoidance of toxic mustard oils in Drosophila melanogaster are expanded in herbivorous relatives
Teruyuki Matsunaga, Carolina E. Reisenman, Benjamin Goldman-Huertas, Srivarsha Rajshekar, Hiromu C. Suzuki, David Tadres, Joshua Wong, Matthieu Louis, Santiago R. Ramírez, Noah Kerness Whiteman
This study identifies odorant receptors in Drosophila that detect toxic mustard oils, showing that herbivorous relatives have expanded and adapted these receptors for hostplant recognition.
Molecular Biology and Evolution · Jul 4, 2025Peer-reviewedEvolutionary Biology