Keehyun Park, Hyungjun Choi, I Joon Han, Wayessa Rahel Asefa, Chaiyoung Jeong, Seungyun Yu, Hanhee Jeong, Minkook Choi, Sung-Eun Yoon, Young-Joon Kim, Min Sung Choi, Jae Young Kwon
Chemosensation is important for the survival and reproduction of animals. The odorant binding proteins (OBPs) are thought to be involved in chemosensation together with chemosensory receptors. While OBPs were initially considered to deliver hydrophobic odorants to olfactory receptors in the aqueous lymph solution, recent studies suggest more complex roles in various organs. Here, we use GAL4 transgenes to systematically analyze the expression patterns of all 52 members of the Obp gene family and 3 related chemosensory protein genes in adult Drosophila , focusing on chemosensory organs such as the antenna, maxillary palp, pharynx, and labellum, and other organs such as the brain, ventral nerve cord, leg, wing, and intestine...
May 15, 2024: Heliyon