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J Neurosci


Title:Activation of the T1 neuronal circuit is necessary and sufficient to induce sexually dimorphic mating behavior in Drosophila melanogaster
Author(s):Ronderos DS; Smith DP;
Address:"Department of Pharmacology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas 75390-9111, USA. dean.smith@utsouthwestern.edu"
Journal Title:J Neurosci
Year:2010
Volume:30
Issue:7
Page Number:2595 - 2599
DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.4819-09.2010
ISSN/ISBN:1529-2401 (Electronic) 0270-6474 (Print) 0270-6474 (Linking)
Abstract:"The molecular and cellular events mediating complex behaviors in animals are largely unknown. Elucidating the circuits underlying behaviors in simple model systems may shed light on how these circuits function. In drosophila, courtship behavior provides a tractable model for studying the underlying basis of innate behavior. The male-specific pheromone 11-cis-vaccenyl acetate (cVA) modulates courtship behavior and is detected by T1 neurons, located on the antenna of male and female flies. The T1 neurons express the odorant receptor Or67d and are exquisitely tuned to cVA pheromone. However, cVA-induced changes in mating behavior have also been reported upon manipulation of olfactory neurons expressing odorant receptor Or65a. These findings raise the issue of whether multiple olfactory-driven circuits underlie cVA-induced behavioral responses and what role these circuits play in behavior. Here, we engineered flies in which the Or67d circuit is specifically activated in the absence of cVA to determine the role of this circuit in behavior. We created transgenic flies that express a dominant-active, pheromone-independent variant of the extracellular pheromone receptor, LUSH. We found that, similar to the behaviors elicited by cVA, engineered male flies have dramatically reduced courtship, whereas engineered females showed enhanced courtship. cVA exposure did not enhance the dominant LUSH-triggered effects on behavior in the engineered flies. Finally, we show the effects of both cVA and dominant LUSH on courtship are reversed by genetically removing Or67d. These findings demonstrate that the T1/Or67d circuit is necessary and sufficient to mediate sexually dimorphic courtship behaviors"
Keywords:"Acetates/pharmacology Action Potentials/drug effects/physiology Animals Animals, Genetically Modified Drosophila Proteins/genetics/metabolism Drosophila melanogaster/*physiology Female Male Nerve Net/drug effects/*physiology Neurons/drug effects/*physiolo;"
Notes:"MedlineRonderos, David S Smith, Dean P eng R21 DC009880-02/DC/NIDCD NIH HHS/ R21 DC009880/DC/NIDCD NIH HHS/ T32 EY007143/EY/NEI NIH HHS/ R01 DC002539/DC/NIDCD NIH HHS/ R21 DC009880-01/DC/NIDCD NIH HHS/ Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural 2010/02/19 J Neurosci. 2010 Feb 17; 30(7):2595-9. doi: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.4819-09.2010"

 
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