
Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 18
Published: May 20, 2024
Insects detect odorants using two large families of heteromeric receptors, the Odorant Receptors (ORs) and Ionotropic (IRs). Most OR IR genes encode odorant-binding “tuning” subunits, whereas four ( Orco , Ir8a Ir25a Ir76b ) co-receptor subunits required for receptor function. Olfactory neurons are thought to degenerate in absence ants bees, limited data suggest this may happen some olfactory Drosophila fruit flies as well. Here, we thoroughly examined role co-receptors on neuron survival . Leveraging knowledge that classes defined by expression different tuning used antennal transcriptomes a proxy distinct classes. Consistent with degeneration, many OR-family receptors is decreased mutants relative controls, transcript loss progressive age. The effects highly receptor-dependent, transcripts nearly eliminated others unaffected. Surprisingly, further studies revealed reduced generally survive mutant flies. Furthermore, there little apoptosis or neuronal antenna these We went investigate family similar approaches found but not As mutants, Ir8a-dependent mostly endure despite near-absent associated receptors. Finally, differential analysis identify other whose changed mutants. Taken together, our indicate odorant necessary maintaining at mRNA level. Further, most persist suggesting impact vary across insect species.
Language: Английский