Modulation of Sex Pheromone Discrimination by A UDP-Glycosyltransferase in Drosophila melanogaster.

ABSTRACT: The detection and processing of chemical stimuli involve coordinated neuronal networks that process sensory information. This allows animals, such as the model species Drosophila melanogaster, to detect food sources and to choose a potential mate. In peripheral olfactory tissues, several classes of proteins are acting to modulate the detection of chemosensory signals. This includes odorant-binding proteins together with odorant-degrading enzymes (ODEs). These enzymes, which primarily act to eliminate toxic compounds from the whole organism also modulate chemodetection. ODEs are thought to neutralize the stimulus molecule concurrently to its detection, avoiding receptor saturation thus allowing chemosensory neurons to respond to the next stimulus. Here, we show that one UDP-glycosyltransfer

SUBMITTER: Fraichard S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7140800 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature