Temperature sensing across species.
Temperature sensing across species.
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跨物种的温度传感。
DOI:
10.1007/s00424-006-0199-6
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2007
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McKemy,DavidD
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McKemy,DavidD
The ability to detect changes in temperature is a fundamental sensory mechanism for every species and provides organisms with a detailed view of the environment. This review focuses on what is known of the neuronal and molecular substrates for thermosensation across species, focusing on the three robust model systems extensively used to study sensory signaling, the nematodeCaenorhabditis elegans, the fruit flyDrosophila melanogaster, and the laboratory mouse. Nematodes migrate to thermal climes that are amenable to their survival, a behavior that is regulated primarily through a single sensory neuron. Additionally, nematodes “learn” to seek out this temperate zone based upon their prior experience, a robust model of learning and memory.Drosophilalarvae also prefer select thermal zones that are optimal for growth and have also developed vigorous mechanisms to avoid unfavorable conditions. In mammals, the transduction mechanisms for thermosensation have been identified primarily due to the fact that naturally occurring plant products evoke distinct psychophysical sensation of temperature change. More remarkably, the elucidation of the molecular sensors in mammals, along with those inDrosophila, has demonstrated conservation in the molecular mediators of temperature sensation across diverse species.