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SUBMITTER: Wang K
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3206795 | biostudies-literature | 2011
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Wang Kaiyu K Guo Yanmeng Y Wang Fei F Wang Zuoren Z
PloS one 20111102 11
The Drosophila melanogaster TRPA family member painless, expressed in a subset of multidendritic neurons embeding in the larval epidermis, is necessary for larval nociception of noxious heat or mechanical stimuli. However, the function of painless in adult flies remains largely unknown. Here we report that mutation of painless leads to a defect in male-male courtship behavior and alteration in olfaction sensitivity in adult flies. Specific downregulation of the expression of the Painless protein ...[more]