黑腹果蝇的味觉器官:假定气味结合蛋白PBPRP2的精细结构与表达

Gustatory organs of Drosophila melanogaster: fine structure and expression of the putative odorant-binding protein PBPRP2.

作者信息

Shanbhag S R, Park S K, Pikielny C W, Steinbrecht R A

机构信息

Max-Planck-Institut für Verhaltensphysiologie, Seewiesen, Germany.

出版信息

Cell Tissue Res. 2001 Jun;304(3):423-37. doi: 10.1007/s004410100388.

Abstract

In Drosophila, as in most insects, gustation is mediated by sensory hairs located on the external and internal parts of the proboscis and on the legs and wings. We describe in detail the organization and ultrastructure of the gustatory sensilla on the labellum and legs and the distribution of PBPRP2, a putative odorant-binding protein, in the gustatory organs of Drosophila. The labellum carries two kinds of sensilla: taste bristles and taste pegs. The former have the typical morphology of gustatory sensilla and can be further subdivided into three morphological subtypes, each with a stereotyped distribution and innervation. Taste pegs have a unique morphology and are innervated by two receptor cells: one mechanoreceptor and the other a putative chemoreceptor cell. PBPRP2 is abundantly expressed in all adult gustatory organs on labellum, legs, and wings and in the internal taste organs on the proboscis. In contrast to olfactory organs, where PBPRP2 is expressed in the epidermis, this protein is absent from the epidermis of labial palps and legs. In the taste bristles of the labellum and legs, PBPRP2 is localized in the crescent-shaped lumen of the sensilla, and not in the lumen where the dendrites of the gustatory neurons are found, making a function in stimulus transport unlikely in these sensilla. In contrast, PBPRP2 in peg sensilla is expressed in the inner sensillum-lymph cavity and is in contact with the dendrites. Thus, PBPRP2 could be involved as a carrier for hydrophobic ligands, e.g., bitter tastants, in these sensilla.

摘要

与大多数昆虫一样,在果蝇中,味觉是由位于喙的外部和内部以及腿部和翅膀上的感觉毛介导的。我们详细描述了果蝇唇叶和腿部味觉感受器的组织结构和超微结构,以及一种假定的气味结合蛋白PBPRP2在果蝇味觉器官中的分布。唇叶上有两种感受器:味觉刚毛和味觉栓。前者具有典型的味觉感受器形态,可进一步细分为三种形态亚型,每种亚型都有固定的分布和神经支配。味觉栓具有独特的形态,由两种受体细胞支配:一种是机械感受器,另一种是假定的化学感受器细胞。PBPRP2在唇叶、腿部和翅膀上的所有成年味觉器官以及喙上的内部味觉器官中大量表达。与PBPRP2在嗅觉器官的表皮中表达不同,该蛋白在唇须和腿部的表皮中不存在。在唇叶和腿部的味觉刚毛中,PBPRP2定位于感受器的新月形管腔中,而不是在味觉神经元树突所在的管腔中,这使得该蛋白在这些感受器中不太可能发挥刺激转运的功能。相比之下,栓状感受器中的PBPRP2在感受器内淋巴腔中表达,并与树突接触。因此,PBPRP2可能作为疏水性配体(如苦味剂)的载体参与这些感受器的功能。

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