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Thermosensation is critical for the survival of animals, but the mechanisms by which this is modulated by nutritional status remain unclear

10.17.23 | PLOS
Thermosensation is critical for the survival of animals, but the mechanisms by which this is modulated by nutritional status remain unclear
Different internal feeding states alter α´β´ mushroom body’s (green, upper panel) neuronal activities in the brain of fruit fly, which contribute to moderate and strong hot avoidance behaviors during satiety and hunger, respectively. The bottom panel showing the neuropil of a whole fly brain (magenta, brain was stained with anti-discs large antibody) where the α´β´ mushroom body neurons are genetically labeled with green fluorescent protein (green). Credit: Meng-Hsuan Chiang & Chia-Lin Wu, Chiang M-H et al., 2023, PLOS Biology, CC-BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

Thermosensation is critical for the survival of animals, but the mechanisms by which this is modulated by nutritional status remain unclear; here, behavioral and live brain imaging studies reveal why food-sated fruit flies prefer to stay at relatively higher temperatures compared to hungry flies.

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Article Title: Independent insulin signaling modulators govern hot avoidance under different feeding states

Author Countries : Taiwan

Funding: This work was supported by grants from the National Science and Technology Council (112-2311-B-182-002-MY3 and 109-2326-B-182-001-MY3) to C-LW, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital (CMRPD1M0301-3, CMRPD1M0761-3, and BMRPC75) to C-LW. The funders had no role in the study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or manuscript preparation.

PLOS Biology

10.1371/journal.pbio.3002332

Independent insulin signaling modulators govern hot avoidance under different feeding states

Competing interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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Keywords

Animal Science Brain Ethology Insulin Signaling Neuroimaging Technology

Article Information

Journal
PLOS Biology
DOI
10.1371/journal.pbio.3002332
Article Title
Independent insulin signaling modulators govern hot avoidance under different feeding states
COI Statement
Competing interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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Claire Turner
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