Endocrine cybernetics: neuropeptides as molecular switches in behavioural decisions

DR Nässel, M Zandawala - Open Biology, 2022 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Plasticity in animal behaviour relies on the ability to integrate external and internal cues from
the changing environment and hence modulate activity in synaptic circuits of the brain. This …

Functional neuroanatomy of Drosophila olfactory memory formation

T Guven-Ozkan, RL Davis - Learning & memory, 2014 - learnmem.cshlp.org
New approaches, techniques and tools invented over the last decade and a half have
revolutionized the functional dissection of neural circuitry underlying Drosophila learning …

[HTML][HTML] Sucralose promotes food intake through NPY and a neuronal fasting response

QP Wang, YQ Lin, L Zhang, YA Wilson, LJ Oyston… - Cell metabolism, 2016 - cell.com
Non-nutritive sweeteners like sucralose are consumed by billions of people. While animal
and human studies have demonstrated a link between synthetic sweetener consumption …

Thiacloprid impairs honeybee worker learning and memory with inducing neuronal apoptosis and downregulating memory-related genes

A Li, L Yin, L Ke, QY Diao, Y Wu, P Dai… - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Neonicotinoids are among the most widely used insecticides in the world and are
recognized as a potential cause of pollinator decline. Previous studies have demonstrated …

Expression analysis of octopamine and tyramine receptors in Drosophila

S El-Kholy, F Stephano, Y Li, A Bhandari, C Fink… - Cell and tissue …, 2015 - Springer
The monoamines octopamine and tyramine, which are the invertebrate counterparts of
epinephrine and norepinephrine, transmit their action through sets of G protein-coupled …

A circuit node that integrates convergent input from neuromodulatory and social behavior-promoting neurons to control aggression in Drosophila

K Watanabe, H Chiu, BD Pfeiffer, AM Wong… - Neuron, 2017 - cell.com
Diffuse neuromodulatory systems such as norepinephrine (NE) control brain-wide states
such as arousal, but whether they control complex social behaviors more specifically is not …

Drosophila Insulin-Producing Cells Are Differentially Modulated by Serotonin and Octopamine Receptors and Affect Social Behavior

J Luo, OV Lushchak, P Goergen, MJ Williams… - PloS one, 2014 - journals.plos.org
A set of 14 insulin-producing cells (IPCs) in the Drosophila brain produces three insulin-like
peptides (DILP2, 3 and 5). Activity in IPCs and release of DILPs is nutrient dependent and …

The Octopamine Receptor Octβ2R Regulates Ovulation in Drosophila melanogaster

J Lim, PR Sabandal, A Fernandez, JM Sabandal… - PloS one, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Oviposition is induced upon mating in most insects. Ovulation is a primary step in
oviposition, representing an important target to control insect pests and vectors, but limited …

Molecular and neural mechanisms of sex pheromone reception and processing in the silkmoth Bombyx mori

T Sakurai, S Namiki, R Kanzaki - Frontiers in physiology, 2014 - frontiersin.org
Male moths locate their mates using species-specific sex pheromones emitted by
conspecific females. One striking feature of sex pheromone recognition in males is the high …

Cellular and circuit mechanisms of olfactory associative learning in Drosophila

T Boto, A Stahl, SM Tomchik - Journal of neurogenetics, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Recent years have witnessed significant progress in understanding how memories are
encoded, from the molecular to the cellular and the circuit/systems levels. With a good …