Odourant receptors |
Host detection |
Anopheles gambiae,Aedes aegypti and Culex quinquefasciatus
|
Diverse |
Hallem et al. (2004), Bohbot et al. (2007), Syed and Leal
(2009) |
|
Oviposition site detection |
Cx. quinquefasciatus
|
CqOr2
|
Pelletier et al. (2010) |
|
Pheromone detection |
Apis mellifera,
Bombyx mori and
Drosophila melanogaster
|
Diverse |
Sakurai et al. (2004), Benton et al. (2007), Patch et al.
(2009) |
Repellent detection |
Ae. aegypti and D. melanogaster
|
AaOr2, AaOr7,AaOr8 and DmOr59b
|
Ditzen et al. (2008), Bohbot et al. (2011) |
|
Ionotropic receptors |
Detection of volatile amines and acids |
D. melanogaster
|
Diverse |
Benton et al. (2009), Silbering et al. (2011) |
|
Gustatory receptors |
CO 2 detection |
An. gambiae and D. melanogaster
|
DmGr21a, DmGr63a,AgGr22, AgGr23 and AgGr24
|
Jones et al. (2007), Lu et al. (2007) |
|
Bitter compound detection |
D. melanogaster
|
DmG66a, DmGr22e,Dm93a and DmGr33a
|
Thorne et al. (2004), Moon et al. (2006) |
|
Sugar detection |
B. mori and D. melanogaster
|
BmGr9, DmGr5a,DmGr64a, DmGr64f and DmGr61a
|
Dahanukar et al. (2001), Thorne et al. (2004), Sato et al.
(2011) |
Pheromone detection |
D. melanogaster
|
DmGr68a, DmGr32a and DmGr33a
|
Bray and Amrein (2003), Miyamoto and Amrein (2008), Montell
(2009) |
|
Transient receptor potential (TRP) |
Visual transduction |
D. melanogaster
|
TRP, TRP-ϒ and TRPL |
Hardie and Minke (1992), Xu et al. (2000) |
|
Cool avoidance |
D. melanogaster
|
TRP and TRPL |
Rosenzweig et al. (2008) |
|
Mechanotransducer-proprioception |
D. melanogaster
|
nompC
|
Walker et al. (2000), Yan et al. (2013) |
|
Thermal sensitivity |
An. gambiae and D. melanogaster
|
TRPA1, painless and pyrexia
|
Tracey Jr et al. (2003), Lee et al. (2005), Wang et al. (2009) |
Thermal preference |
D. melanogaster
|
TRPA1 |
Hamada et al. (2008) |
|
Electrophile sensitivity |
An. gambiae and D. melanogaster
|
TRPA1 |
Kim et al. (2010), Kwon et al. (2010) |
Thermal/chemical sensor |
Apis mellifera
|
TRPA1 |
Kohno et al. (2010) |
High-temperature nociception |
D. melanogaster
|
TRPA1 and painless
|
Tracey Jr et al. (2003), Xu et al. (2006) |
Courtship behaviour |
D. melanogaster
|
painless
|
Sakai et al. (2009) |
Hygroreception |
D. melanogaster
|
nanchung and water witch
|
Liu et al. (2007) |
|
Mechanically activated cation channel |
Mechanical nociception |
D. melanogaster
|
piezo
|
Coste et al. (2010) |
|
Degenerin/ epithelial sodium channel/ pickpocket (ppk) |
Water detection |
D. melanogaster
|
ppk28
|
Cameron et al. (2010), Chen et al. (2010) |
Courtship behaviour |
D. melanogaster
|
ppk23 and ppk29
|
Hasemeyer et al. (2009) |
Salt detection |
D. melanogaster
|
ppk11 and ppk19
|
Liu et al. (2003) |
|
Others |
Vision |
A. mellifera and D. melanogaster
|
Rh1-Rh8 and AmUVOP
|
Townson et al. (1998), Yamaguchi et al. (2010) |
|
Foraging behaviour |
Bombus terrestris,D. melanogaster and Schistocerca gregaria
|
foraging
|
Osborne et al. (1997), Ben-Shahar (2005), Lucas et al. (2010) |
|
Circadian clock control |
D. melanogaster
|
clock, cycle,period and timeless
|
Sandrelli et al. (2008) |
|
Learning and memory |
A. mellifera
|
stripe
|
Lutz and Robinson (2013) |
Learning and memory |
D. melanogaster
|
CrebB
|
Yin et al. (1994) |