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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1997-7-15
pubmed:abstractText
The antenna of the adult fruit fly, Drosophila melanogaster, is covered with three morphologically distinct types of olfactory sense organs. In addition, mechano- and hygro-sensitive receptors are also present on its surface. While much has been learnt about the development of peripheral nervous system in Drosophila, the mechanisms underlying the development of olfactory sensilla are just beginning to be unraveled. The antennal sense organs have several properties that make them distinct from other sense organs. While each sensillum type is arranged in a well-defined region of the antenna, the position of an individual sensillum is not fixed. The development of these sense organs appears to combine an initial step of cell recruitment, as in photoreceptors, followed by cell lineage mechanisms, as in the development of other external sense organs. The earliest step in development, the selection of a sensory organ precursor, involves the interaction of proneural and neurogenic genes. The proneural gene for the antennal sense organs has been elusive so far.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
1356-9597
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
2
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
225-33
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1997
pubmed:articleTitle
Atonal is a proneural gene for a subset of olfactory sense organs in Drosophila.
pubmed:affiliation
Molecular Biology Unit, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai, India.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't