Electroantennograms (EAGs) and electroretinograms (ERGs) in the genetic dissection of synaptic function in Drosophila melanogaster

Balaji Krishnan, Yogesh Wairkar

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Abstract

Electroantennograms (EAGs) and electroretinograms (ERGs) are extracuticular recording techniques that require stimulations from two distinct sensory stimuli and have been instrumental in mapping the role of seven transmembrane receptors and downstream signaling in the transduction of the sensory stimulus to synaptic signals. This review will provide an overview of the different approaches used with these two techniques and the underlying success seen in the implementation of vertebrate studies that led to translational outcomes. We will review systematically the classic approach and its modifications and emphasize how electrophysiological studies of visual and olfactory transduction provided insights that have been instrumental in discovering signaling mechanisms that are disrupted in diverse neurological states including neurodegeneration and circadian rhythms.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationNeuromethods
PublisherHumana Press Inc.
Pages157-184
Number of pages28
DOIs
StatePublished - 2018

Publication series

NameNeuromethods
Volume134
ISSN (Print)0893-2336
ISSN (Electronic)1940-6045

Keywords

  • Drosophila
  • Electroantennogram
  • Electroretinogram
  • Extracuticular
  • Neurodegeneration
  • Neurogenetics
  • Olfaction
  • Sensory reception
  • Vision

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Psychiatry and Mental health
  • General Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics
  • General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
  • General Neuroscience

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