Acid sensing by the Drosophila olfactory system.

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Title
Acid sensing by the Drosophila olfactory system.
Journal
Nature
Author(s)
Ai M., Min S., Grosjean Y., Leblanc C., Bell R., Benton R., Suh G.S.
ISSN
1476-4687[electronic], 0028-0836[linking]
Publication state
Published
Issued date
2010
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
468
Number
7324
Pages
691-695
Language
english
Abstract
The odour of acids has a distinct quality that is perceived as sharp, pungent and often irritating. How acidity is sensed and translated into an appropriate behavioural response is poorly understood. Here we describe a functionally segregated population of olfactory sensory neurons in the fruitfly, Drosophila melanogaster, that are highly selective for acidity. These olfactory sensory neurons express IR64a, a member of the recently identified ionotropic receptor (IR) family of putative olfactory receptors. In vivo calcium imaging showed that IR64a+ neurons projecting to the DC4 glomerulus in the antennal lobe are specifically activated by acids. Flies in which the function of IR64a+ neurons or the IR64a gene is disrupted had defects in acid-evoked physiological and behavioural responses, but their responses to non-acidic odorants remained unaffected. Furthermore, artificial stimulation of IR64a+ neurons elicited avoidance responses. Taken together, these results identify cellular and molecular substrates for acid detection in the Drosophila olfactory system and support a labelled-line mode of acidity coding at the periphery.
Keywords
Acetic Acid/analysis, Acetic Acid/pharmacology, Acids/analysis, Acids/pharmacology, Animals, Arthropod Antennae/anatomy & histology, Arthropod Antennae/cytology, Calcium Signaling/drug effects, Carbon Dioxide/metabolism, Carbonic Acid/metabolism, Carbonic Acid/pharmacology, Drosophila Proteins/metabolism, Drosophila melanogaster/anatomy & histology, Drosophila melanogaster/cytology, Maze Learning, Odors/analysis, Olfactory Pathways/cytology, Olfactory Pathways/drug effects, Receptors, Ionotropic Glutamate/metabolism, Receptors, Odorant/metabolism, Sensilla/cytology, Sensory Receptor Cells/drug effects, Sensory Receptor Cells/metabolism, Temperature
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