Blind flies without recycling: How Drosophila recovers the neurotransmitter histamine
Monday, March 18, 2013 - 09:30
in Biology & Nature
In the fruit fly Drosophila, the functions of the three enzymes Tan, Ebony and Black are closely intertwined - among other things they are involved in neurotransmitter recycling for the visual process. Ruhr-Universitaet-Bochum researchers from the Department of Biochemistry showed for the first time that flies cannot see without this recycling.