… as Drosophila melanogaster are endowed with this sense. Here, we examined Ca 2+ taste
in Drosophila … of taste in Drosophila and is required for avoiding toxic levels of this mineral. …

… and acids, calcium also inhibits sweet GRNs, providing an additional mechanism for
behavioral avoidance of calcium–laced mixtures. The report of calcium taste invites many …

… In addition, we detected calcium responses of the D1 neuron when stimulating with
denatonium (10 mM), quinine (5 mM), and theobromine (25 mM). All of these responses were …

… As mentioned elsewhere not only sodium, potassium, calcium, and magnesium are other …
in Drosophila taste recognition and regulation of attraction and avoidance behavior in taste …

… non-selective activation of aversive taste cells. In flies, high salt avoidance is driven by both
“bitter” taste neurons and a class of glutamatergic “… Calcium taste avoidance in Drosophila. …

… Fewer than 10 IRs associated with taste have been studied so far. Beyond the Drosophila,
we … the GRNs by inducing calcium responses in the cell body as well as their axon terminals. …

… To further investigate the neuronal basis of feeding avoidance by pharyngeal taste, we used
… vivo pharyngeal calcium imaging setup (top). Flies expressing GCaMP6s calcium indicator …

… from anatomical criteria using GFP reconstitution across synaptic partners (GRASP) with
Gr5a + sweet taste neurons, as well as functional criteria using calcium imaging to show sweet …

… drives the appetitive response to energy sources, whereas bitter taste drives avoidance of
… terminals show taste-evoked activity, we expressed the genetically encoded calcium sensor …

… In this review, based on our observations carried out in Drosophila, we … of taste neurons,
distinct from those responding to sugars or to other modalities. Activating bitter-sensitive taste …