Sugar detection in 3D: Structure of an insect gustatory receptor

Gaëlle J S Talross; John R Carlson

doi:10.1016/j.celrep.2024.114166

Sugar detection in 3D: Structure of an insect gustatory receptor

Cell Rep. 2024 May 28;43(5):114166. doi: 10.1016/j.celrep.2024.114166. Epub 2024 Apr 30.

Authors

Gaëlle J S Talross¹, John R Carlson²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06511, USA.
² Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06511, USA. Electronic address: john.carlson@yale.edu.

PMID: 38691457
DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2024.114166

Abstract

The insect gustatory receptors (Grs) are one of the largest families of ion channels in the animal kingdom. Frank et al.¹ unveil the structure of a fructose-sensing Gr and provide insight into its function.

MeSH terms

Animals
Insecta
Receptors, Cell Surface* / chemistry
Receptors, Cell Surface* / metabolism
Sugars / metabolism

Substances

Receptors, Cell Surface
Sugars