Overview
The mechanical senses of Drosophila have proved powerful systems to identify proteins involved in the sensation of touch and sound. How these proteins contribute to the processes of mechanosensation and hearing, however, largely remains unclear. Here we describe a non-invasive method to trace the function of mechanosensory proteins in the fly’s antennal ear. The method relies on the examination of the ear’s mechanics, which is actively modulated by the motility of auditory neurons and reflects the function of mechanosensory proteins these cells comprise. By Jörg Albert T et al.
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