神经科学：苍蝇和玉米片。

Neuroscience: Flies and grits.

机构信息

Department of Biology, Lund University, 223 62 Lund, Sweden.

出版信息

Curr Biol. 2021 May 10;31(9):R442-R443. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2021.03.027.

DOI:10.1016/j.cub.2021.03.027

Abstract

Food texture affects palatability. A new study finds that the common dew fly Drosophila melanogaster is also choosy when it comes to food texture. Flies evaluate size and presence of food particles through neurons in the tongue that express the mechanically activated channel protein TMEM63.

摘要

食物质地会影响口感。一项新的研究发现，常见的露尾蝇果蝇在食物质地方面也很挑剔。果蝇通过舌头上表达机械激活通道蛋白 TMEM63 的神经元来评估食物颗粒的大小和存在。