Evolution of olfactory receptors tuned to mustard oils in herbivorous Drosophilidae
T. Matsunaga, C. E. Reisenman, B. Goldman-Huertas, P. Brand, K. Miao, H. Suzuki, K. I. Verster, S. R. Ramirez, N. K. Whiteman
This study identifies olfactory receptor paralogs in Scaptomyza flava that detect mustard oils, showing how plant toxins were co-opted as olfactory attractants through gene duplication and functional specialization.
bioRxiv · Dec 27, 2019Evolutionary Biology