Coleman RT, Morantte I, Koreman GT, Cheng ML, Ding Y, Ruta V.
A modular circuit coordinates the diversification of courtship strategies.
Nature 635, pages 142–150 (2024)
Rockefeller University News: How courtship rituals evolve
Zolin, A., Cohn, R., Pang, R., Siliciano, A.F., Fairhall, A., and V. Ruta
Context-dependent representations of movement in Drosophila dopaminergic reinforcement pathways
Nature Neuroscience 24, pages 1555–1566 (2021)
Rockefeller University News: Dopamine’s many roles explained.
Del Marmol, J., Yedlin, M., and V. Ruta
The structural basis of odorant recognition in insect olfactory receptors
Nature 597, 126-131 (2021)
News and Views: Liman, E., Insights into a receptor that lets insects sense scents, Nature 597, 37-39 (2021).
Quanta Magazine: Secret workings of smell receptors revealed for the first time.
Rockefeller University News: Study reveals how smell receptors work
Hindmarsh-Sten, T., Li, R., Otopalik, A. and V. Ruta,
An arousal-gated visual circuit controls pursuit during Drosophila courtship
Nature 595, 549–553 (2021)
Rockefeller University News: Identifying the spark of desire in fruit flies
Handler, A. Graham, T.J., Cohn, R. Morantte, I., Siliciano, A.F., Zeng, J., Li, Y. and V. Ruta
Distinct dopamine receptor pathways underlie the temporal sensitivity of associative learning
Cell 178: 60-75 (2019)
Preview: Dylla, K.V. and E.H. Hong, Mapping odor to action (dopaminergic) timing is everything. Cell 178:5-7 (2019).
Rockefeller University News: Learning from experience is all in the timing
Butterwick, J., Del Marmol, J., Kim., H., Kahlson, M., Rogow, J., Walz, T., and V. Ruta
Cryo-EM structure of the insect olfactory receptor Orco
Nature 560:447-452 (2018)
Commentary: Zufall, F., and A.I. Domingos, The structure of Orco and its impact on our understanding of olfaction., J. Gen. Physiol. 50:1602-1605 (2018).
Comment: Luo, Y., and J.R. Carlson, Sensory Biology: Structure of an Insect Chemoreceptor,
Curr Biol. 28:R1202-R1205 (2018).
Rockefeller University News: Structure of ion channel reveals how insects smell their way around the world
Seeholzer, L., Seppo, M., Stern, D., and V. Ruta
Evolution of a central neural circuit underlies Drosophila mate preferences
Nature 559:564-569 (2018)
News and Views: Gompel, N. and B. Prud’homme, Neural circuit evolved to process pheromone differently in two species of fruit fly, Nature 559:485-487 (2018).
Rockefeller University News: Deep in the fly brain, a clue to how evolution changes minds
Prieto-Godino, L.L., Rytz, R., Cruchet, S., Bargeton, B., Abuin, L., Silbering, A.F., Ruta, V., Dal Peraro, M., and R. Benton
Evolution of Acid-Sensing Olfactory Circuits in Drosophilids
Neuron 93:661-676 (2017).
Cohn, R., Morantte, I., and V. Ruta
Coordinated and compartmentalized neuromodulation shapes sensory processing in Drosophila
Cell 163:1742-55 (2015).
Dispatch: Waddell, S., Neural Plasticity: Dopamine Tunes the Mushroom Body Output Network, Curr Biol 6:R109-12 (2016)
Rockefeller University News: How the fly brain reroutes odor information to produce flexible behavior
Yapici, N., Cohn, R., Schusterreiter, C., Ruta, V., and L. Vosshall
A taste circuit from pharynx to brain that regulates ingestion by integrating food and hunger signals
Cell 165: 715-29 (2016).
Preview: Basiri, M.L. and G.D. Stuber, Multimodal Signal Integration for Feeding Control. Cell 165:522-523 (2016).
McKenzie, S.K., Fetter-Pruneda, I., Ruta, V., and D.J. Kronauer
Transcriptomics and neuroanatomy of the clonal raider ant implicate an expanded clade of odorant receptors in chemical communication
PNAS 113:14091-14096 (2016).
Clowney, E.J., Iguchi, S., Bussell, J., Scheer, E., and V. Ruta
Multimodal chemosensory circuits that control male courtship in Drosophila
Neuron 87:1036-49 (2015).
Preview: Benton, R., Neural Circuits: Male Mating Motifs, Neuron 87:912-4 (2015).
Rockefeller University News: In exploring a fly’s choice of a mate, researchers track the neural circuits that bridge sensory perception and behavioral action
Smith, K.A., Arlotta, P., Watt, F.M.; Initiative on Women in Science and Engineering Working Group, Solomon S.L.
Seven actionable strategies for advancing women in science, engineering, and medicine
Cell Stem Cell 16:221-224 (2015).
Caron, S., Ruta, V. Abbott, L.F., and R. Axel
Random convergence of olfactory inputs in the Drosophila mushroom body
Nature 497: 113-117 (2013).
Dispatch: Jacobson, G.A. and R. Freidrich, Neural Circuits: Random design of a higher-order olfactory projection. Curr Biol 23:R448-51 (2013).