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SUBMITTER: Sun JS
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6191283 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Sun Jennifer S JS Larter Nikki K NK Chahda J Sebastian JS Rioux Douglas D Gumaste Ankita A Carlson John R JR
eLife 20180919
Hygrosensation is an essential sensory modality that is used to find sources of moisture. Hygroreception allows animals to avoid desiccation, an existential threat that is increasing with climate change. Humidity response, however, remains poorly understood. Here we find that humidity-detecting sensilla in the <i>Drosophila</i> antenna express and rely on a small protein, Obp59a. Mutants lacking this protein are defective in three hygrosensory behaviors, one operating over seconds, one over minu ...[more]