Taste perception: Drosophila - a model of good taste

Curr Biol. 2004 Jul 27;14(14):R560-1. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2004.07.011.

Abstract

Recent studies of taste receptors in Drosophila show remarkable parallels with the mammalian gustatory system, although the pathways are anatomically distinct. These parallels may reflect crucial constraints in the design of taste detection systems.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Drosophila / physiology*
  • Drosophila Proteins / physiology*
  • Ganglia, Invertebrate / physiology
  • Mice / physiology*
  • Neurons, Afferent / physiology
  • Perception / physiology*
  • Receptors, Cell Surface / physiology*
  • Taste / physiology*

Substances

  • Drosophila Proteins
  • Receptors, Cell Surface
  • gustatory receptor, Drosophila