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Molecular vibration-sensing component in Drosophila melanogaster olfaction
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A common explanation of molecular recognition by the olfactory system posits that receptors recognize the structure or shape of the odorant molecule. We performed a rigorous test of shape recognition by replacing hydrogen with deuterium in odorants and asking whether Drosophila melanogaster can distinguish these identically shaped isotopes. We report that flies not only differentiate between isotopic odorants, but can be conditioned to selectively avoid the common or the deuterated isotope. Furthermore, flies trained to discriminate against the normal or deuterated isotopes of a compound, selectively avoid the corresponding isotope of a different odorant. Finally, flies trained to avoid a deuterated compound exhibit selective aversion to an unrelated molecule with a vibrational mode in the energy range of the carbon–deuterium stretch. These findings are inconsistent with a shape-only model for smell, and instead support the existence of a molecular vibration-sensing component to olfactory reception.
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Metadata
- Authors
- Franco, M. I., Turin, L., Mershin, A., & Skoulakis, E. M. C.
- Affiliations
- Alexander Fleming Biomedical Sciences Research Center (GR)
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology (US)
- Corresponding author
- Skoulakis, Efthimios M. C.
- Venue
- Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
- Publisher
- National Academy of Sciences
- Published
- 2011-02-14
- Volume
- 108
- Issue
- 9
- Pages
- 3797-3802
- ISSN
- 0027-8424 (ISSN-L)
- 1091-6490
- PMC
- PMC3048096
- OpenAlex
- W2049498218
- Cited by
- 183
- References
- 43
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- FWCI
- 7.68
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
- Locations
- Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (publishedVersion)
- Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- Advanced Research Projects Agency
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Sensory Systems › Olfactory and Sensory Function Studies
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Insect Science › Insect Pheromone Research and Control
- Keywords
- olfaction, Drosophila melanogaster, odorant recognition, deuteration, vibrational modes
- MeSH terms
- Animals, Conditioning, Classical, Cues, Deuterium, Discrimination, Psychological, Drosophila melanogaster, Sensation, Smell, Vibration
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