Gαo is required for L-canavanine detection in Drosophila.

Taste is an essential sense for the survival of most organisms. In insects, taste is particularly important as it allows to detect and avoid ingesting many plant toxins, such as L-canavanine. We previously showed that L-canavanine is toxic for Drosophila melanogaster and that flies are able to detec...

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Main Authors: Isabelle Devambez, Moutaz Ali Agha, Christian Mitri, Joël Bockaert, Marie-Laure Parmentier, Frédéric Marion-Poll, Yves Grau, Laurent Soustelle
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3646046?pdf=render