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Gustatory avoidance of fatty acids by Aedes aegypti depends on an arthropod-specific TRP channel.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 17 Feb 2026
Dhakal Subash, Bontempo Angela E, Singh Ramandeep, Dhavan Pratik, Montell Craig
Abstract excerpt
Mosquito-disease vectors, such as Aedes aegypti, use their sense of taste before deciding whether to consume a blood meal, or fly away. However, the molecular mechanisms controlling gustatory decisions in mosquitoes are largely unknown. The transient receptor potential (TRP) channel, Painless1 (Pain1), is an intriguing candidate for participating in Ae. aegypti taste since pain1 transcripts are detected in...
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