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Dispensable, redundant, complementary, and cooperative roles of dopamine, octopamine, and serotonin in Drosophila melanogaster.
Genetics - 1 Jan 2013
Chen Audrey, Ng Fanny, Lebestky Tim, Grygoruk Anna, Djapri Christine, Lawal Hakeem O, Zaveri Harshul A, Mehanzel Filmon, Najibi Rod, Seidman Gabriel, Murphy Niall P, Kelly Rachel L, Ackerson Larry C, Maidment Nigel T, Jackson F Rob, Krantz David E
Abstract excerpt
To investigate the regulation of Drosophila melanogaster behavior by biogenic amines, we have exploited the broad requirement of the vesicular monoamine transporter (VMAT) for the vesicular storage and exocytotic release of all monoamine neurotransmitters. We used the Drosophila VMAT (dVMAT) null mutant to globally ablate exocytotic amine release and then restored DVMAT activity in either individual or multiple...
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