Humidity response depends on the small soluble protein Obp59a in Drosophila
Hygrosensation is an essential sensory modality that is used to find sources of moisture. Hygroreception allows animals to avoid desiccation, an existential threat that is increasing with climate change. Humidity response, however, remains poorly understood. Here we find that humidity-detecting sens...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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eLife Sciences Publications Ltd
2018-09-01
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| Series: | eLife |
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| Online Access: | https://elifesciences.org/articles/39249 |