Sexy DEG/ENaC channels involved in gustatory detection of fruit fly pheromones

Science Signaling

Volumn 5, Issue 249, 2012, Pages

  Pikielny, Claudio W ^a  

^a DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEGENERIN; EPITHELIAL SODIUM CHANNEL; PHEROMONE; PROTEIN PPK23; PROTEIN PPK25; PROTEIN PPK29; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; COURTSHIP; DROSOPHILA; INSECT CELL; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; REVIEW; TASTE;

ANIMALS; CELLS, CULTURED; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; DROSOPHILA PROTEINS; FEMALE; ION CHANNELS; MALE; PHEROMONES; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SODIUM CHANNELS; TASTE;

DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER;

EID: 84868621198     PISSN: 19450877     EISSN: 19379145     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/scisignal.2003555     Document Type: Review

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