Title: | Scent of a human: The mosquito olfactory system defies dogma to ensure attraction to humans |
Address: | "Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Department of Biology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA. Electronic address: cnm@stanford.edu. Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Department of Biology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA. Electronic address: lluo@stanford.edu" |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.cell.2022.07.018 |
ISSN/ISBN: | 1097-4172 (Electronic) 0092-8674 (Linking) |
Abstract: | "Mosquitoes are strongly attracted to humans, and their bites not only cause intense itch but can beget severe diseases. In this issue of Cell, Herre et al. reveal that non-canonical olfactory circuit organization and coding likely endow mosquitoes with a robust ability to locate human hosts" |
Keywords: | *Aedes Animals *Anopheles Humans Odorants Pheromones; |
Notes: | "MedlineMcLaughlin, Colleen N Luo, Liqun eng Comment 2022/08/20 Cell. 2022 Aug 18; 185(17):3079-3081. doi: 10.1016/j.cell.2022.07.018" |