The pheromone-processing machinery in the Drosophila brain

• Project/Area Number: 22770068
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Research Field: Animal physiology/Animal behavior
• Research Institution: Kyoto University
• Principal Investigator: TANAKA Nobuaki 京都大学, 生命科学系・キャリアパス形成ユニット, 研究員 (20517924)
• Project Period (FY): 2010 – 2011
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2011)
• Budget Amount: ¥4,680,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,080,000); Fiscal Year 2011: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000); Fiscal Year 2010: ¥4,030,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥930,000)
• Keywords: 神経生物 / 嗅覚系 / 感覚情報処理

Research Abstract

Real time calcium imaging works revealed that the response patterns to pheromone of the projection neurons were very similar with those of olfactory sensory neurons innervating the same glomerulus in the fly primary olfactory center. We found that the sensory threshold to pheromone was subject to plastic change according to mating experiences.

Research Products

• [Journal Article] The organization of antennal lobe-associated neurons in the adult Drosophilamelanogaster brain (2012)
  • Author(s): Tanaka NK, Endo K, Ito K
  • Journal Title: J Comp Neurol Volume: 520 Issue: 18 Pages: 4067-4130
  • DOI: 10.1002/cne.23142
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Dual-labeling method for electron microscopy to characterize synapticco-nnectivity using genetically encoded fluorescent reporters in Drosophila (2012)
  • Author(s): Tanaka NK, Dye L, Stopfer M
  • Journal Title: Journal of Neuroscience Methods Volume: 194 Pages: 312-315
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Dual-labeling method for electron microscopy to characterize synaptic connectivity using genetically encoded fluorescent reporters in Drosophila (2011)
  • Author(s): Tanaka NK, Dye L, Stopfer M
  • Journal Title: Journal of Neuroscience Methods Volume: 194 Pages: 312-315
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Presentation] Olfactory Neuronal Circuit in a Drosophila Brain (2011)
  • Author(s): Tanaka N, Ito K, Stopfer M
  • Organizer: 日本味と匂学会
  • Place of Presentation: 石川県立音楽堂(石川県)
  • Year and Date: 2011-10-05
• [Presentation] Olfactory Neuronal Circuit in a Drosophila Brain (2011)
  • Author(s): Tanaka N, Ito K, Stopfer M
  • Organizer: 日本味と匂学会
  • Place of Presentation: 石川県立音楽堂(石川県金沢市)
  • Year and Date: 2011-10-05
• [Presentation] Multipleantennal lobe-protocerebral tracts in Drosophila (2011)
  • Author(s): Tanaka N, Ejima A
  • Organizer: European Symposium on Insect Taste and Olfaction
  • Place of Presentation: Repinskaya Hotel(St. Petersburg, Russia)
  • Year and Date: 2011-09-20
• [Presentation] Multiple antennal lobe-protocerebral tracts in Drosophila (2011)
  • Author(s): Tanaka N, Ejima A
  • Organizer: European Symposium on Insect Taste and Olfaction
  • Place of Presentation: Repinskaya Hotel (Saint Petersburg, Russia)
  • Year and Date: 2011-09-20
• [Presentation] Dual-labeling Method for Electron Microscopy to Characterize Synaptic Connectivity Using Genetically Encoded Fluorescent Reporters in Drosophila (2011)
  • Author(s): Tanaka N, Stopfer M
  • Organizer: AsiaPacific Drosophila Research Conference
  • Place of Presentation: Chientan Youth Activity Center(Taipei)
  • Year and Date: 2011-05-24
• [Presentation] Dual-labeling Method for Electron Microscopy to Characterize Synaptic Connectivity Using Genetically Encoded Fluorescent Reporters in Drosophila (2011)
  • Author(s): Tanaka N, Stopfer M
  • Organizer: Asia Pacific Drosophila Research Conference
  • Place of Presentation: Chientan Youth Activity Center (Taipei, Taiwan)
  • Year and Date: 2011-05-24
• [Presentation] Olfactory neuronal circuit for reproductive behaviors in Drosophila (2010)
  • Author(s): 田中暢明、江島亜樹
  • Organizer: 北米神経科学学会大会
  • Place of Presentation: San Diego Convention Center
  • Year and Date: 2010-11-14
• [Presentation] Olfactory neuronal circuit for reproductivebehaviors in Drosophila (2010)
  • Author(s): 田中暢明、江島亜樹
  • Organizer: 北米神経科学学会大会
  • Place of Presentation: San Diego Convention Center(米国)
  • Year and Date: 2010-11-04
• [Presentation] ショウジョウバエの生殖行動を生み出す神経機構とその可塑性 (2010)
  • Author(s): 田中暢明、江島亜樹
  • Organizer: 日本動物学会
  • Place of Presentation: 東京大学駒場キャンパス(東京都)
  • Year and Date: 2010-09-24
• [Presentation] ショウジョウバエの生殖行動を生み出す神経機構とその可塑性 (2010)
  • Author(s): 田中暢明、江島亜樹
  • Organizer: 日本動物学会
  • Place of Presentation: 東京大学駒場キャンパス(招待公演)
  • Year and Date: 2010-09-24
• [Presentation] Olfactory neuronal circuit in Drosophila (2010)
  • Author(s): 田中暢明、伊藤啓, Mark Stopfer.
  • Organizer: 味と匂い学会
  • Place of Presentation: 北九州国際会議場(福岡県)
  • Year and Date: 2010-09-09
• [Presentation] Olfactory neuronal circuit in Drosophila (2010)
  • Author(s): 田中暢明、伊藤啓、Mark Stopfer
  • Organizer: 味と匂い学会
  • Place of Presentation: 北九州国際会議場
  • Year and Date: 2010-09-09
• [Presentation] Olfactory neuronal circuit in Drosophila (2010)
  • Author(s): Tanaka N
  • Organizer: 第3回APRUアジア太平洋Brain & Mindリサーチシンポジウム
  • Place of Presentation: ソウル大学(韓国)
  • Year and Date: 2010-08-23
• [Presentation] Odor-evoked neural oscillations in Drosophila are mediated by widelybranching interneurons (2010)
  • Author(s): 田中暢明, Mark Stopfer.
  • Organizer: 包括脳ワークショップ
  • Place of Presentation: さっぽろ芸文館(北海道)
  • Year and Date: 2010-07-29