GeneticsbioRxivPreprint
Chemoreceptor pleiotropy facilitates the functional coupling of the synthesis and perception of mating pheromones
Kathleen M. Zelle, Cassondra Vernier, Nicole E. Leitner…·Yehuda Ben‐Shahar
The paper shows that Gr8a, a Gustatory receptor, regulates both the perception and synthesis of an inhibitory mating pheromone in Drosophila melanogaster, facilitating genetic coupling between these processes.
2 citations