Requirement for a phospholipase C in odor response: overlap between olfaction and vision in Drosophila.
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Riesgo-Escovar, J
RESUMO
A central problem in sensory system biology is the identification of the signal transduction pathways used in different sensory modalities. Genetic analysis of transduction mutants provides a means of studying in vivo the contributions of different pathways. This report shows that odorant response in one olfactory organ of Drosophila melanogaster depends on the norpA phospholipase C (EC 3.1.4.3) gene, providing evidence for use of the inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate (IP3) signal transduction pathway. Since the norpA gene is also essential to phototransduction, this work demonstrates overlap in the genetic and molecular underpinnings of vision and olfaction. Genetic and molecular data also indicate that some olfactory information flows through a pathway which does not depend on norpA.
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