Sense organ formation and identity are controlled by divergent mechanisms in insects

M Klann, MI Schacht, MA Benton, A Stollewerk - bioRxiv, 2020 - biorxiv.org
Insects and other arthropods utilise external sensory structures for mechanosensory,
olfactory and gustatory reception. These sense organs have characteristic shapes related to …

Functional analysis of sense organ specification in the Tribolium castaneum larva reveals divergent mechanisms in insects

M Klann, MI Schacht, MA Benton, A Stollewerk - BMC biology, 2021 - Springer
Insects and other arthropods utilise external sensory structures for mechanosensory,
olfactory, and gustatory reception. These sense organs have characteristic shapes related to …

Arthropod Sensory Genes and their Role in the Evolution of Sense Organ Structure and Function

M Schacht - 2022 - qmro.qmul.ac.uk
Arthropods are extremely diverse and species-rich and occupy various ecological niches.
Sensory systems are of great importance for all animals as they function as the interface …

Morphology and ultrastructure of external sense organs of Drosophila larvae

V Richter, A Rist, G Kislinger, M Laumann, A Schoofs… - BioRxiv, 2023 - biorxiv.org
Sensory perception is the ability through which an organism is able to process sensory
stimuli from the environment. This stimulus is transmitted from the peripheral sensory organs …

[HTML][HTML] The specificity of proneural genes in determining Drosophila sense organ identity

AP Jarman, I Ahmed - Mechanisms of development, 1998 - Elsevier
The proneural genes (atonal and the genes of the achaete–scute complex (AS-C)) are
required for the selection of sense organ precursors. They also endow these precursors with …

Olfactory map formation in the Drosophila brain: genetic specificity and neuronal variability

A Brochtrup, T Hummel - Current opinion in neurobiology, 2011 - Elsevier
The development of the Drosophila olfactory system is a striking example of how genetic
programs specify a large number of different neuron types and assemble them into …

[HTML][HTML] A hidden program in Drosophila peripheral neurogenesis revealed: fundamental principles underlying sensory organ diversity

EC Lai, V Orgogozo - Developmental biology, 2004 - Elsevier
How is cell fate diversity reliably achieved during development? Insect sensory organs have
been a favorable model system for investigating this question for over 100 years. They are …

Molecular and Cellular Mechanisms of Sensory Functions in Insect Models-Volume II

T Sokabe, J Huang, Y Lee - Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Sensory systems are indispensable for all organisms to receive dynamic information from
their surrounding environment. A diverse set of sensory and signaling molecules has been …

The making of an olfactory specialist

TO Auer, MA Khallaf, AF Silbering, G Zappia, K Ellis… - BioRxiv, 2019 - biorxiv.org
The evolution of animal behaviour is poorly understood. Despite numerous correlations of
behavioural and nervous system divergence, demonstration of the genetic basis of …

The organule concept of insect sense organs: sensory transduction and organule evolution

DJ Merritt - Advances in Insect Physiology, 2006 - Elsevier
Publisher Summary This chapter examines the diversity of sensillum types and the diversity
of transduction mechanisms used by them. The knowledge of the insect sensory system has …