Tip recordings performed on gustatory sensilla from labella of control (w1118) and Ir7a1 flies.
(A)A verage spikes produced by GRNs in S, I and L type sensilla in response to 1% acetic acid. n=15-18.
(B) Responses of S6 and S10 sensilla to the indicated concentrations of acetic acid. n=15-16.
(C) Representative traces obtained from S10 in response to the indicated concentrations of acetic acid.
(D) Frequencies of action potentials elicited from S5, S6, and S10 sensilla using 1% glycolic acid, 1% tartaric acid, 5% citric acid, 1% propionic acid, 1% butyric acid, 10 mM HCl, and 20% lactic acid. n=20.
(E) Representative traces on S10 sensilla in response to 1% glycolic acid (GA), 1% tartaric acid (TA), 5% citric acid (CA), 1% propionic acid (PA), 1% butyric acid (BA), 10 mM HCl, and 20% lactic acid (LA).
The error bars represent SEMs. The asterisks indicate significant differences from the controls (*p < 0.05, **p<0.01). Each frequency of the same sensillum between control and Ir7a1 mutant was compared using unpaired Student t-test.