Cell
Volume 151, Issue 5, 21 November 2012, Pages 1113-1125
ArticleA Fructose Receptor Functions as a Nutrient Sensor in the Drosophila Brain
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Highlights
► Gr43a is a fructose receptor expressed in the Drosophila brain ► Circulatory fructose rises several fold after a sugar meal ► Gr43a in the brain functions as a nutrient sensor ► Gr43a expressing brain neurons regulate feeding in a satiation-dependent manner
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Dedicated to the memory of Isabel Sofia Sitcheran Amrein
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Present address: Department of Biological Sciences, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37235, USA
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Present address: Procter & Gamble Technology (Beijing), 35 Yu’an Road, Shunyi District, Beijing, PR China, 101312
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