title: Taste and pheromone perception in mammals and flies.
abstract: The olfactory systems of insects and mammals have analogous anatomical features and use similar molecular logic for olfactory coding. The molecular underpinnings of the chemosensory systems that detect taste and pheromone cues have only recently been characterized. Comparison of these systems in Drosophila and mouse uncovers clear differences and a few surprising similarities.
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA.
authors.forename: Hiroaki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Matsunami
authors.forename: Hubert
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Amrein
mesh_terms: D000143:Acids; D000818:Animals; D002241:Carbohydrates; D002628:Chemoreceptor Cells / Q000166:cytology / Q000502:physiology*; D004330:Drosophila / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000502:physiology*; D029721:Drosophila Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D051379:Mice / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000502:physiology*; D010675:Pheromones; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology; D012492:Salts; D013649:Taste; D013650:Taste Buds / Q000166:cytology / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D000143:Acids; D002241:Carbohydrates; D029721:Drosophila Proteins; D010675:Pheromones; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface; D012492:Salts; C405956:gustatory receptor, Drosophila