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ArticleEMBO reports2025

An integrated anatomical, functional and evolutionary view of the Drosophila olfactory system.

Richard Benton, Jérôme Mermet, Andre Jang, Keita Endo, Steeve Cruchet, Karen Menuz

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6 authors.

Richard Benton *Center for Integrative Genomics, Faculty of Biology and Medicine, University of Lausanne, CH-1015, Lausanne, Switzerland. richard.benton@unil.ch.ORCID 0000-0003-4305-8301
Jérôme Mermet *Center for Integrative Genomics, Faculty of Biology and Medicine, University of Lausanne, CH-1015, Lausanne, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0001-8623-7380
Andre JangDepartment of Physiology and Neurobiology, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, 06269, USA.ORCID 0009-0002-9304-0396
Keita EndoRIKEN Center for Brain Science, Wako, Saitama, 351-0198, Japan.ORCID 0000-0003-2460-4469
Steeve CruchetCenter for Integrative Genomics, Faculty of Biology and Medicine, University of Lausanne, CH-1015, Lausanne, Switzerland.
Karen MenuzDepartment of Physiology and Neurobiology, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, 06269, USA. karen.menuz@uconn.edu.ORCID 0000-0001-8163-0941

Funding

Resource Component: Acquisition, maintenance and distribution of Drosophila stocksP40OD018537 · OD · TRUSTEES OF INDIANA UNIVERSITY · PI Annette L. Parks · 2014 to 2026
$13.5M
Molecular Basis of Insect OlfactionR35GM133209 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT STORRS · PI Karen Anne Menuz · 2019 to 2026
$2.9M
A New Genetic Expression System to Determine the Odor Tuning of Insect Vector Ionotropic Receptors Sensitive to Human-Derived OdorantsR21DC021267 · NIDCD · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI MENUZ, KAREN ANNE, POTTER, CHRISTOPHER JOHN · 2023 to 2023
$463k
EC | Horizon 2020 Framework Programme (H2020) 833548HHS | National Institutes of Health (NIH) R21DC021267HHS | National Institutes of Health (NIH) R35GM133209NIDCD NIH HHS R21 DC021267NIGMS NIH HHS R35 GM133209NIH HHS P40 OD018537Schweizerischer Nationalfonds zur Förderung der Wissenschaftlichen Forschung (SNF) 310030 219185
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The Drosophila melanogaster olfactory system is one of the most intensively studied parts of the nervous system in any animal. Composed of ~50 independent olfactory neuron classes, with several associated hygrosensory and thermosensory pathways, it has been subject to diverse types of experimental analyses. However, synthesizing the available information is limited by the incomplete data and inconsistent nomenclature found in the literature. In this work, we first "complete" the peripheral sensory map through the identification of a previously uncharacterized antennal sensory neuron population expressing Or46aB, and the definition of an exceptional "hybrid" olfactory neuron class comprising functional Or and Ir receptors. Second, we survey developmental, anatomical, connectomic, functional, and evolutionary studies to generate an integrated dataset and associated visualizations of these sensory neuron pathways, creating an unprecedented resource. Third, we illustrate the utility of the dataset to reveal relationships between different organizational properties of this sensory system, and the new questions these stimulate. Such examples emphasize the power of this resource to promote further understanding of the construction, function, and evolution of these neural circuits.

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Biological EvolutionDrosophila melanogasterOlfactory PathwaysOlfactory Receptor NeuronsAnimalsDrosophila ProteinsReceptors, OdorantDrosophila ProteinsReceptors, OdorantAntennal LobeDrosophila melanogasterOlfactionOlfactory ReceptorSensory Neuron

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PMID40389758
PMCPMC12187929

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