Lessing D, Carlson J R
Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology, Yale University, PO Box 208103, New Haven 06520-8103, USA.
Curr Opin Neurobiol. 1999 Dec;9(6):766-71. doi: 10.1016/s0959-4388(99)00035-5.
In the past year, candidates have been identified for two long-sought classes of molecules, insect odorant receptors and mammalian taste receptors. In addition, genes directing receptor gene expression and the development of specific chemosensory neurons have been described in Drosophila melanogaster and Caenorhabditis elegans. Finally, recent physiological experiments have provided new insights into the mechanisms by which chemosensory information is processed.
在过去的一年里，人们已经鉴定出了两类长期以来一直在寻找的分子：昆虫气味受体和哺乳动物味觉受体。此外，在黑腹果蝇和秀丽隐杆线虫中，已经描述了指导受体基因表达和特定化学感受神经元发育的基因。最后，最近的生理学实验为化学感受信息的处理机制提供了新的见解。
