2023

Decoding the genetic and chemical basis of sexual attractiveness in parasitic wasps

Protein feeding mediates sex pheromone biosynthesis in an insect

2022

Where is that smell coming from?

"Circadian oscillations in Trichoderma atroviride and the role of core clock components in secondary metabolism, development, and mycoparasitism against the phytopathogen Botrytis cinerea"

Impairing one sensory modality enhances another by reconfiguring peptidergic signalling in Caenorhabditis elegans

Unique neural coding of crucial versus irrelevant plant odors in a hawkmoth

"Bundling and segregation affect pheromone deposition, but not choice, in an ant"

Aggregation pheromone 4-vinylanisole promotes the synchrony of sexual maturation in female locusts

Olfactory responses of Drosophila are encoded in the organization of projection neurons

A dopamine-gated learning circuit underpins reproductive state-dependent odor preference in Drosophila females

2021

Male pheromones modulate synaptic transmission at the C. elegans neuromuscular junction in a sexually dimorphic manner

Volatile DMNT directly protects plants against Plutella xylostella by disrupting the peritrophic matrix barrier in insect midgut

Inversion of pheromone preference optimizes foraging in C. elegans

Experimental evidence for delayed post-conflict management behaviour in wild dwarf mongooses

Inbreeding in a dioecious plant has sex- and population origin-specific effects on its interactions with pollinators

A novel ATP dependent dimethylsulfoniopropionate lyase in bacteria that releases dimethyl sulfide and acryloyl-CoA

A hypothesis on the capacity of plant odorant-binding proteins to bind volatile isoprenoids based on in silico evidences

Distinct protocerebral neuropils associated with attractive and aversive female-produced odorants in the male moth brain

"Multisensory-motor integration in olfactory navigation of silkmoth, Bombyx mori, using virtual reality system"

Classification and genetic targeting of cell types in the primary taste and premotor center of the adult Drosophila brain

Multiplexed mRNA assembly into ribonucleoprotein particles plays an operon-like role in the control of yeast cell physiology

2020

A gustatory receptor tuned to the steroid plant hormone brassinolide in Plutella xylostella (Lepidoptera: Plutellidae)

A moth odorant receptor highly expressed in the ovipositor is involved in detecting host-plant volatiles

Alcohol potentiates a pheromone signal in flies

Caterpillar-induced rice volatiles provide enemy-free space for the offspring of the brown planthopper

"Independent evolution of ancestral and novel defenses in a genus of toxic plants (Erysimum, Brassicaceae)"

Convergent evolution of small molecule pheromones in Pristionchus nematodes

Adaptation of hydroxymethylbutenyl diphosphate reductase enables volatile isoprenoid production

Semiochemical responsive olfactory sensory neurons are sexually dimorphic and plastic

2019

Expansion of the fatty acyl reductase gene family shaped pheromone communication in Hymenoptera

The cuticular hydrocarbon profiles of honey bee workers develop via a socially-modulated innate process

Cytoplasmic retention and degradation of a mitotic inducer enable plant infection by a pathogenic fungus

Entomopathogenic nematodes increase predation success by inducing cadaver volatiles that attract healthy herbivores

A terpene synthase-cytochrome P450 cluster in Dictyostelium discoideum produces a novel trisnorsesquiterpene

Experimental investigation of ant traffic under crowded conditions

Finding the fish factor

Subtle selectivity in a pheromone sensor triumvirate desynchronizes competence and predation in a human gut commensal

Cycling in synchrony

A novel lineage of candidate pheromone receptors for sex communication in moths

Linking spatial patterns of terrestrial herbivore community structure to trophic interactions

"5alpha-cyprinol sulfate, a bile salt from fish, induces diel vertical migration in Daphnia"

2018

The decoration of specialized metabolites influences stylar development

Biosynthetic tailoring of existing ascaroside pheromones alters their biological function in C. elegans

Changes to social feeding behaviors are not sufficient for fitness gains of the Caenorhabditis elegans N2 reference strain

Correction: Two single-point mutations shift the ligand selectivity of a pheromone receptor between two closely related moth species

A complex peripheral code for salt taste in Drosophila

2017

Oxytocin signaling in the medial amygdala is required for sex discrimination of social cues

Two single-point mutations shift the ligand selectivity of a pheromone receptor between two closely related moth species

Streptomyces exploration is triggered by fungal interactions and volatile signals

An insect anti-antiaphrodisiac

Regulation of sleep homeostasis by sexual arousal

Metabolite exchange between microbiome members produces compounds that influence Drosophila behavior

Neural mechanisms of social learning in the female mouse

Exciting experiences make neurons less excitable

Nematophagous fungus Arthrobotrys oligospora mimics olfactory cues of sex and food to lure its nematode prey

Aneuploidy as a cause of impaired chromatin silencing and mating-type specification in budding yeast

Mating and male pheromone kill Caenorhabditis males through distinct mechanisms

2016

Hawkmoths evaluate scenting flowers with the tip of their proboscis

A shunt pathway limits the CaaX processing of Hsp40 Ydj1p and regulates Ydj1p-dependent phenotypes

Regulatory changes in two chemoreceptor genes contribute to a Caenorhabditis elegans QTL for foraging behavior

Olfactory channels associated with the Drosophila maxillary palp mediate short- and long-range attraction

Evolution of herbivore-induced early defense signaling was shaped by genome-wide duplications in Nicotiana

Functional integration of a serotonergic neuron in the Drosophila antennal lobe

2015

The neuropeptide tachykinin is essential for pheromone detection in a gustatory neural circuit

The scent of a handshake

Plant defense phenotypes determine the consequences of volatile emission for individuals and neighbors

Prioritizing plant defence over growth through WRKY regulation facilitates infestation by non-target herbivores

Excitation and inhibition onto central courtship neurons biases Drosophila mate choice

A social chemosignaling function for human handshaking

Food odors trigger Drosophila males to deposit a pheromone that guides aggregation and female oviposition decisions

How to get the best deal

To mate or not to mate

Genetic architecture of natural variation in cuticular hydrocarbon composition in Drosophila melanogaster

How scent and nectar influence floral antagonists and mutualists

2014

Sex-specific triacylglycerides are widely conserved in Drosophila and mediate mating behavior

Fatal attraction

The taste of togetherness

A host beetle pheromone regulates development and behavior in the nematode Pristionchus pacificus

Evolved differences in larval social behavior mediated by novel pheromones

Integrated action of pheromone signals in promoting courtship behavior in male mice

Sex-specific processing of social cues in the medial amygdala

2013

Feeding-induced rearrangement of green leaf volatiles reduces moth oviposition

miR-124 controls male reproductive success in Drosophila

2012

Herbivory-induced volatiles function as defenses increasing fitness of the native plant Nicotiana attenuata in nature

Indirect routes to reproductive success