The stimulatory Gα(s) protein is involved in olfactory signal transduction in Drosophila.

Seven-transmembrane receptors typically mediate olfactory signal transduction by coupling to G-proteins. Although insect odorant receptors have seven transmembrane domains like G-protein coupled receptors, they have an inverted membrane topology, constituting a key difference between the olfactory s...

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Main Authors: Ying Deng, Weiyi Zhang, Katja Farhat, Sonja Oberland, Günter Gisselmann, Eva M Neuhaus
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3072409?pdf=render