Publications

2025

Charara*, S, Choy*, J, Cauwenberghs, K, Vijayakumar, P, Ng, R, Kim, K-Y, Weng, S-C, Akbari, OS, Ellisman, MH, Rifkin, SA, Su, C-Y (2025) Morphological specializations of mosquito CO2-sensing olfactory receptor neurons. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA. in press 

Xiao, Y, Wu, S-T, Xuan, Y, Rifkin, SA, Su, C-Y (2025) Simultaneous recording of spikes and calcium signals in odor-evoked responses of Drosophila antennal neurons. bioRxiv. doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2025.06.27.662059 

Choy*, J, Charara*, S, Cauwenberghs, K, McKaughan, Q, Kim, K-Y, Ellisman, MH, Su, C-Y (2025) Population-level morphological analysis of paired CO2- and odor-sensing olfactory neurons in D. melanogaster via volume electron microscopy. eLife 14:RP106389 (*first authors) 

2024

Ng, R, Su, C-Y. (2024) Making sense of cilia: the role of intraflagellar transport. PLoS Biology 22(11): e3002924 (Primer).

Zhang, R, Ng, R, S-T, Wu, Su, C-Y. (2024) Targeted deletion of olfactory receptors in D. melanogaster via CRISPR/Cas9-mediated LexA knock-in. Journal of Neurogenetics, 1-12.  PMID: 39529229.

Puri, P, Wu, S-T, Su, C-Y, Aljadeff, J (2024) Peripheral preprocessing facilitates odor classification. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA. 121 (21): e2316799121. PMID:38753511 (see UCSD feature) (public media)

2023

Puri, P, Wu, S-T, Su, C-Y, Aljadeff, J (2023) Shallow networks run deep: Peripheral preprocessing facilitates odor classification. bioRxiv (https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2023.07.23.550211v1).

Verschut, TA, Ng, R, Doubovetzky, NP, Calvez, GL , Sneep, JL, Minnaard, AJ, Su, C-Y, Carlsson, MA, Wertheim, B, Billeter, J-C (2023)  Aggregation pheromones have a non-linear effect on oviposition behavior in Drosophila melanogaster. Nature Communications 14:1544. PMID: 36941252.

2022

Scalzotto, M, Ng, R, Cruchet, S, Saina, M , Armida, J, Su, C-Y, Benton, R (2022)  Pheromone sensing in Drosophila requires support cell‑expressed Osiris 8. BMC Biology 20:230. PMID: 36217142.

Wu, S-T*, Chen, J-Y,* Martin, V, Ng, R, Zhang, Y, Grover, D, Greenspan, R, Aljadeff, J, Su, C-Y (2022). Valence opponency in peripheral olfactory processing, Proc Natl Acad Sci USA. 119 (5) : e2120134119 PMID: 35091473. (see UCSD feature) (*first authors)

2021

Nava Gonzales*, C, McKaughan*, Q, Bushong, EA, Cauwenberghs, K, Ng, R, Madany, M, Ellisman, MH, Su, C-Y (2021) Systematic morphological and morphometric analysis of identified olfactory receptor neurons in Drosophila melanogaster. eLife 2021; 10:e69896. (*first authors) PMID: 34423777

Kohlmeier, P, Zhang, Y, Gorter, JA, Su, C-Y, Billeter, J-C (2021) Mating increases Drosophila melanogaster females' choosiness by reducing olfactory sensitivity. Nature Ecology & Evolution. PMID: 34155384. (see News & Views here)

Vulpe, A, Kim HS, Ballou, S. Wu, S-T, Grabe, V, Nava Gonzales, C, Liang, T, Sachse, S, Jeanne, JM, Su, C-Y, Menuz, K (2021) An ammonium transporter is a non-canonical olfactory receptor for ammonia. Current Biology 31, 1-9. PMID: 34111404. 

2020

Zhang, Y, Ng, R, Neville, MC, Goodwin, SF, Su, C-Y (2020). Distinct roles and synergistic function of FruM isoforms in Drosophila olfactory receptor neurons. Cell Reports 33: 108516. PMID: 33326795. 

Ng, R & Su, C-Y(2020). Neuroscience: Sensing absolute cold. Current Biology 30: 809-811 (Dispatch) PMID: 32693074 

Ng, R*, Wu, ST*, Su, C-Y (2020). Neuronal Compartmentalization: A means to integrate sensory input at the earliest stage of information processing? BioEssays 42: 2000026. (*first authors, Review) PMID: 32613656. (see Editorial Feature here)

2019

Sethi, S, Lin, H-H, Shepherd, AK, Volkan, PC, Su, C-Y, Wang, JW (2019). Social context enhances hormonal modulation of pheromone detection in Drosophila. Current Biology 29: 3887-3898. PMID: 31679932 

Ng, R, Salem, SS, Wu, S-T, Lin, H-H, Wu, M, Shepherd, AK, Joiner, WJ, Wang, JW, Su, C-Y (2019). Amplification of Drosophila olfactory responses by a DEG/ENaC channel. Neuron 104: 947-959. PMID: 31629603 (see UCSD Feature and Neuron Preview). 

Zhang, Y#, Tsang TK#, Bushong, EA, Chu, L-A, Chiang, A-S, Ellisman, MH, Reingruber, J, Su, C-Y (2019). Asymmetric ephaptic inhibition between compartmentalized olfactory receptor neurons. Nature Communications, (10):1560  (#first authors).  PMID: 30952860  

2018

Tsang, TK#, Bushong, EA#, Boassa, D, Hu, J, Romoli, B, Phan, S, Dulcis, D, Su, C-Y*, Ellisman, MH* (2018). High-quality ultrastructural preservation using cryofixation for 3D electron microscopy of genetically labeled tissues. eLife e35524.(#first authors; *co-corresponding authors).  PMID: 29749931

2017

Ng, R, Lin, H-H, Wang, JW, Su C-Y (2017). Electrophysiological recording from Drosophila trichoid sensilla in response to odorants of low volatility. J. Vis. Exp. (125):e56147. PMID: 28784950

Kim, SM, Su, C-Y*, Wang, JW* (2017). Neuromodulation of innate behaviors in Drosophila, Annu. Rev. Neurosci 30, 327-348. (*co-corresponding authors, Review). PMID: 28441115

2016

Lin, H-H, Cao, D-S, Sethi, S, Zeng, Z, Chin, JS, Chakraborty, TS, Shepherd, AK, Nguyen, CA, Yew, JY, Su, C-Y*, Wang, JW* (2016). Hormonal modulation of pheromone detection enhances male courtship success, Neuron 90, 1272-1285 (*co-corresponding authors). PMID: 27263969 (see Preview here)

2015

Kelly, M, Su, C-Y, Schaber, C, Crowley, JR, Hsu, F-F, Carlson, JR, Odom, AR (2015). Malaria parasites produce volatile mosquito attractants, mBio 6(2):e00235-15. PMID: 25805727

2014

Su, C-Y, and Wang, JW (2014). Modulation of neural circuits: how stimulus context shapes innate behavior in Drosophila, Current Opinion in Neurobiology 29, 9-16. (Review) PMID: 24801064

French, AS, Meisner, S, Su, C-Y, Torkkeli, PH (2014). Carbon dioxide and fruit odor transduction in Drosophila olfactory neurons. What controls their dynamic properties? PLoS One 9(1):e86347. PMID: 24466044

2013

Su, C-Y, and Carlson, JR (2013). Circuit logic of avoidance and attraction. Science 340, 1295-1297 (Perspective). PMID: 23766319

2012

Su, C-Y, Menuz, K, Reisert, J and Carlson, JR (2012). Non-synaptic inhibition between grouped neurons in an olfactory circuit. Nature 492, 66-71. PMID: 23172146 (see News & Views here) 

Sakai, K, Imamoto, Y, Su, C-Y, Tsukamoto, H, Yamashita, T, Terakita, A, Yau, K-W, Shichida, Y (2012). Photochemical nature of parietopsin, Biochemistry 51, 1933-1941. PMID: 22303823

2011

Su, C-Y, Martelli, C, Emonet, T. and Carlson, JR (2011). Temporal coding of odor mixtures in a receptor neuron, Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 108, 5075-5080. PMID: 21383179

2010

Carey, AF, Wang, G, Su, C-Y, Zwiebel, LJ and Carlson, JR (2010). Odourant reception in the malaria mosquito Anopheles gambiae. Nature 464, 66-71. PMID: 20130575 ( see News & Views here)

2009

Su, C-Y*, Menuz, K* and Carlson, JR (2009). Olfactory perception: receptors, cells, and circuits, Cell 139, 45-59. (* equal contribution, Review) PMID: 19804753

2006

Su, C-Y*, Luo, D-G, Terakita, A, Shichida, Y, Liao, H-W, Kazmi, MA, Sakmar, TP and Yau, K-W* (2006). Parietal-Eye phototransduction components and their potential evolutionary implications, Science 311: 1617-1621. (* co-corresponding authors). PMID: 16543463