We would like to thank members of the Tessier lab for critical reading of this manuscript and helpful suggestions during the preparation of this protocol.

1. A fome <ol><li> Prepare mosca frascos de fome saturando uma bola de algodão com 18,2 mohms de água no fundo de um frasco de mosca padrão. Alternativamente, semelhante saturar uma pequena tira de papel de filtro com 18,2 mohms água e coloque em um ângulo dentro do frasco. </li><li> Recolha moscas em conjuntos de ~ 100 animais em uma almofada de CO 2 e em seguida, adicione as moscas para um frasco preparado. Nota: Os melhores resultados são obtidos com os animais que são menos do que 5 dias de idade. No entanto, a idade exacta dos animais pode ser controlada como uma variável de experimental para determinar mudanças na preferência do gosto ao longo do tempo. </li><li> Use uma rolha bola de algodão ou espuma para proteger os frascos fechados. Coloque os frascos em seu lado em uma incubadora de ambiente controlado. Manter a temperatura a 25 ° C, e a humidade superior a 70%. Deixar frascos intocadas durante 24 h. </li></ol> 2. Taste Ensaio Preferências <ol><li> Preparar todas as saborizantes para o ensaio no mesmo dia ums testes. Nota: Os tastants exatos a serem usados ​​irão variar dependendo da pergunta experimental ser perguntado. Os seguintes são exemplos de saborizantes utilizados neste protocolo. Ver secção 4 para otimizações. <ol><li> Prepare o controle saborizante (sacarose 1 mM) através da combinação de 10 ml de solução de sacarose 100 mM, 13 ul de corante vermelho, e 977 ul de 18,2 mohms água. </li><li> Prepare saborizante experimental (sacarose a 5 mM) ao combinar 50 ul de solução de sacarose 100 mM, 10 ul de corante azul de alimentos, e 940 ul de água 18,2 mohms. </li></ol></li><li> Adicione câmaras de ensaio com 100 mm x 15 milímetros prato de petri de plástico padrão preparado da seguinte forma: <ol><li> Coloque três gotas de 10 ul de saborizante de controle mais próximo da borda da placa às 12 horas e mais 3 gotas às 6 horas. Assegure-se que o espaçamento entre as quedas é semelhante. </li><li> Coloque três gotas de 10 ul de saborizante experimental mais próximo do bordo da placa de 03:00 e umoutros 3 gotas às 9 horas. Assegure-se que o espaçamento entre as quedas é semelhante. </li><li> Repita os passos 2.2.1 e 2.2.2 para tantas repetições como desejado. </li></ol></li><li> Vazio 1 frasco de ~ 100 moscas famintas em uma almofada de CO 2 apenas o tempo suficiente para anestesiar todos os animais (aproximadamente 10 segundos). Escovar os animais no meio de uma câmara de ensaio preparada e cobrir com a tampa prato. Nota: longos períodos de exposição ao CO 2 deve ser evitada para melhorar o tempo de recuperação e interferência limite com o comportamento alimentar. A exposição ao gelo (~ 5 min) pode ser usado para anestesiar para evitar CO 2 efeitos comportamentais que podem surgir de uma exposição limitada. </li><li> Coloque a câmara de ensaio em uma caixa de papelão opaco. Certifique-se de rotular o exterior da caixa com a condição e genótipo que está sendo testado. </li><li> Coloque a configuração inteira (câmara de ensaio contido dentro da caixa de cartão a partir do passo 2.4) em uma incubadora a 25 ° C com, pelo menos, 70% de humidade durante 2 h. </li&gt; <li> Repita os passos 2.3 através de 2.5 para todas as repetições. </li><li> Após 2 horas, colocar as câmaras de ensaio, ainda contidos dentro de caixas de cartão, directamente num congelador a -20 ° C até estar pronto para a quantificação. </li></ol> 3. Taste Quantificação Preferência Assay <ol><li> Permitir que uma única câmara de ensaio a aquecer até à temperatura ambiente (aproximadamente 5 min). </li><li> Sob um microscópio de dissecação, usando um pincel ou um par de fórceps, animais do grupo com base na cor de seu abdômen: vermelho, azul, roxo ou clara (Figura 1). </li><li> Grave o número de animais de cada grupo. Considere animais claras para não participaram no ensaio e, portanto, não incluí-los em todos os cálculos. </li><li> Calcular o índice de preferência de acordo com uma das equações seguintes: <ol><li> Se o saborizante experimental de interesse é adicionado ao corante vermelho, em seguida, usar (N vermelho + 0,5 N roxo) / (N vermelho + N azul + N purple). </li><li> Se o saborizante experimental é adicionado ao corante azul, em seguida, ajuste a equação (N azul + 0,5 N roxo) / (N azul + N vermelho + N roxo). </li></ol></li><li> Repita os cálculos para todas as condições experimentais e repetições. </li></ol> 4. Optimization of Taste Preferências Assay <ol><li> Empiricamente determinar a concentração de indicadores de coloração de alimentos para ser usado de modo corante alimentar não afecta o resultado do ensaio de gosto, como se segue: <ol><li> Prepare saborizantes 4 utilizando o mesmo composto de base (por exemplo, sacarose a 5 mM), conforme indicado na etapa 2.1, mas omitindo o corante alimentar. </li><li> Adicionar 1,3% corante vermelho para um dos saborizantes. Adicione os restantes 3 ​​saborizantes com corante alimentar azul de várias concentrações em cada um dos tubos (por exemplo, 0,6%, 1% e 1,3%). </li><li> protocolo completo as etapas de 2.2 a 3.4 para cada par saborizante: 1,3% vs. 0,6% vermelho azul; 1,3% vs. vermelho 1% de azul e1,3% vs. 1,3% vermelho azul. </li><li> Repita o passo 4.1.1-4.1.3 com diferentes porcentagens de coloração de alimento azul até as médias preferência índice Um valor de 0 (Figura 2). Nota: Como ponto de partida, de 1,3% corante vermelho juntamente com 1% de azul corante alimentar normalmente produz bons resultados. Se há concentração satisfatória de coloração de alimento azul pode ser correspondido a 1,3% de corante, então passo 4.1.1 através 4.1.3 pode ser repetido com concentrações variadas de coloração vermelha e uma concentração constante de coloração de alimento azul. </li><li> Analisar todas as condições a serem testadas com as mesmas concentrações de corante alimentar otimizados. </li></ol></li></ol>

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Nós descrevemos um protocolo simples, mas eficaz para determinar a preferência gosto em Drosophila. Versões deste ensaio são rotineiramente usados ​​em experimentos para determinar as contribuições dos receptores gustativos (GRS) para perceber as diferentes qualidades (amargo, doce, azedo, salgado e umami) de compostos de gosto. O genoma de Drosophila contém cerca de 60 genes que codificam receptores gustativos 68 identificados por splicing alternativo 8,9. No entanto, outras prot...

Animais usar chemosensation distinguir condições vantajosas para além de condições desvantajosas. Esta percepção pode ser crítico para coisas como determinar a melhor fonte de alimento, evitando substâncias tóxicas ou determinar o melhor parceiro de acasalamento 1. Chemosensation é frequentemente dividida em dois componentes sensoriais: olfato e sentidos gustativos. A principal característica distintiva desses sentidos é que o olfato (cheiro) é usado para provar o ambiente químico gasoso circundante, enquanto gustação (gosto) requer contato físico com um substrato não-volátil. Ambas as modalidades sensoriais estimular respostas neurológicas que são tratados e descodificados no cérebro para produzir o comportamento atração ou repulsão adequada 2. Estes sentidos são, portanto, fundamental para a sobrevivência animal. A mosca da fruta Drosophila melanogaster é um organismo modelo que continua a crescer em popularidade para o uso em compreendering como insetos perceber cheiro e sabor. As moscas de fruta oferecem enormes vantagens sobre outros sistemas modelo devido à riqueza de ferramentas genéticas disponíveis para a dissecção das vias moleculares, celulares e comportamentais. Trabalho ao longo dos últimos 15 anos tem sido particularmente instrumental na caracterização das identidades celulares específicos, receptores neuronais e mecanismos envolvidos, tanto cheiro e sabor sinalização. Agora, o poder da genética de Drosophila está sendo usado para elucidar como esses processos são codificados no neurônio único e circuito único nível 3-6. Assim, ensaios que fornecem assim marcou leituras de alterações de vias sensoriais são vitais para o avanço contínuo destes campos. Embora uma grande parte se sabe sobre como os sinais olfativos são codificados e processados ​​no cérebro, e muito menos se sabe sobre mecanismos semelhantes na via gustativa. Descrevemos aqui um protocolo que pode ser usado para determinar preferen gustativasce em Drosophila. Drosophila, como mamíferos, geralmente preferem compostos sabor doce ao invés de compostos sabor amargo. Qualquer combinação destas fontes de alimentos podem ser utilizados na presente concepção experimental para determinar como alterações genéticas conhecidas afectar a escolha gosto. Além disso, as estratégias de intervenção farmacológica semelhante pode ser avaliada pelos seus efeitos sobre a preferência de paladar dos animais. A facilidade e flexibilidade deste ensaio torna um paradigma útil para a compreensão da natureza da percepção gustativa em Drosophila.

<table><tbody><tr><td>Blue Food Coloring (Water, Propylene Glycol, FD&amp;amp;C Blue 1 and Red 40, Propylparaben)</td><td>McCormick</td><td>N/A</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Cryo/Freezer Boxes w/o Dividers</td><td>Fisher</td><td>03-395-455</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Dumont #5 Forceps</td><td>Fine Science Tools</td><td>11251-20</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Glacial Acetic Acid</td><td>Fisher</td><td>BP2401-500</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Leica S6 E Stereozoom 0.63X-4.0X microscope</td><td>W. Nuhsbaum, Inc.</td><td>10446294</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Petri dish (100 mm x 15 mm)</td><td>BD Falcon</td><td>351029</td><td>Reuseable if thoroughly washed and dried</td></tr><tr><td>Quick-Snap Microtubes</td><td>Alkali Scientific Inc.</td><td>C3017</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Red Food Coloring (Water, Propylene Glycol, FD&amp;amp;C Reds 40 and 3, Propylparaben)</td><td>McCormick</td><td>N/A</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Sucrose</td><td>IBI Scientific</td><td>IB37160</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

taste preference assay for adult drosophila

Olfactory and gustatory perception of the environment is vital for animal survival. The most obvious application of these chemosenses is to be able to distinguish good food sources from potentially dangerous food sources. Gustation requires physical contact with a chemical compound which is able to signal through taste receptors that are expressed on the surface of neurons. In insects, these gustatory neurons can be located across the animal's body allowing taste to play an important role in many different behaviors. Insects typically prefer compounds containing sugars, while compounds that are considered bitter tasting are avoided. Given the basic biological importance of taste, there is intense interest in understanding the molecular mechanisms underlying this sensory modality. We describe an adult Drosophila taste assay which reflects the preference of the animals for a given tastant compound. This assay may be applied to animals of any genetic background to examine the taste preference for a desired soluble compound.

Alguns resultados típicos de ensaios de preferência do gosto são mostrados abaixo. Na maioria das experiências alguma variação na intensidade de coloração abdominal será visto (Figura 1). Qualquer coloração no abdómen se intensa ou fraca é considerada uma ingestão positivo. Portanto, é aconselhável para os investigadores para marcar animais, enquanto cegos à condição experimental, de modo a limitar os potenciais vieses. <p class="jove_content" fo:k...

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Taste Preference Assay for Adult Drosophila

Taste is an important sensory process which facilitates attraction to beneficial substances and avoidance of toxic substances. This protocol describes a simple ingestion assay for determining Drosophila gustatory preference for a given chemical compound.

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Appetitive Associative Olfactory Learning in Drosophila Larvae

In the following we describe the methodological details of appetitive associative olfactory learning in Drosophila larvae. The setup, in combination with genetic interference, provides a handle to analyze the neuronal and molecular fundamentals of specifically associative learning in a simple larval brain.
Organisms can use past experience to adjust present behavior. Such acquisition of behavioral potential can be defined as learning, and the physical bases of these potentials as memory traces1-4. Neuroscientists try to understand how these processes are organized in terms of molecular and neuronal changes in the brain by using a variety of methods in model organisms ranging from insects to vertebrates5,6. For such endeavors it is helpful to use model systems that are simple and experimentally accessible. The Drosophila larva has turned out to satisfy these demands based on the availability of robust behavioral assays, the existence of a variety of transgenic techniques and the elementary organization of the nervous system comprising only about 10,000 neurons (albeit with some concessions: cognitive limitations, few behavioral options, and richness of experience questionable)7-10.
Drosophila larvae can form associations between odors and appetitive gustatory reinforcement like sugar11-14. In a standard assay, established in the lab of B. Gerber, animals receive a two-odor reciprocal training: A first group of larvae is exposed to an odor A together with a gustatory reinforcer (sugar reward) and is subsequently exposed to an odor B without reinforcement 9. Meanwhile a second group of larvae receives reciprocal training while experiencing odor A without reinforcement and subsequently being exposed to odor B with reinforcement (sugar reward). In the following both groups are tested for their preference between the two odors. Relatively higher preferences for the rewarded odor reflect associative learning - presented as a performance index (PI). The conclusion regarding the associative nature of the performance index is compelling, because apart from the contingency between odors and tastants, other parameters, such as odor and reward exposure, passage of time and handling do not differ between the two groups9.

Appetitive Associative Olfactory Learning in Drosophila Larvae

Drosophila larvae are able to associate odor stimuli with gustatory reward. Here we describe a simple behavioral paradigm that allows the analysis of appetitive associative olfactory learning.

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For many animals, hunger promotes changes in the olfactory system in a manner that facilitates the search for appropriate food sources. In this video article, we describe an automated assay to measure the effect of hunger or satiety on olfactory dependent food search behavior in the adult fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster. In a light-tight box illuminated by red light that is invisible to fruit flies, a camera linked to custom data acquisition software monitors the position of six flies simultaneously. Each fly is confined to walk in individual arenas containing a food odor at the center. The testing arenas rest on a porous floor that functions to prevent odor accumulation. Latency to locate the odor source, a metric that reflects olfactory sensitivity under different physiological states, is determined by software analysis. Here, we discuss the critical mechanics of running this behavioral paradigm and cover specific issues regarding fly loading, odor contamination, assay temperature, data quality, and statistical analysis.

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Recently, egg-laying preference of Drosophila has emerged as a genetically tractable model to study the neural basis of simple decision-making processes. ...

A Simple Way to Measure Alterations in Reward-seeking Behavior Using Drosophila melanogaster

We describe a protocol for measuring ethanol self-administration in fruit flies (Drosophila melanogaster) as a proxy for changes in reward states. We demonstrate a simple way to tap into the fly reward system, modify experiences related to natural reward, and use voluntary ethanol consumption as a measure for changes in reward states. The approach serves as a relevant tool to study the neurons and genes that play a role in experience-mediated changes of internal state. The protocol is composed of two discrete parts: exposing the flies to rewarding and nonrewarding experiences, and assaying voluntary ethanol consumption as a measure of the motivation to obtain a drug reward. The two parts can be used independently to induce the modulation of experience as an initial step for further downstream assays or as an independent two-choice feeding assay, respectively. The protocol does not require a complicated setup and can therefore be applied in any laboratory with basic fly culture tools.

A Simple Way to Measure Alterations in Reward-seeking Behavior Using Drosophila melanogaster

We describe a protocol for inducing rewarding and nonrewarding experiences in fruit flies (Drosophila melanogaster) using voluntary ethanol consumption as a measure for changes in reward states.

Uma maneira simples para medir alterações na Recompensa comportamento de busca Usando<em&gt; Drosophila melanogaster</em

We describe a protocol for measuring ethanol self-administration in fruit flies (Drosophila melanogaster) as a proxy for changes in reward states. We ...

The CApillary FEeder Assay Measures Food Intake in Drosophila melanogaster

For most animals, feeding is an essential behavior for securing survival, and it influences development, locomotion, health and reproduction. Ingestion of the right type and quantity of food therefore has a major influence on quality of life. Research on feeding behavior focuses on the underlying processes that ensure actual feeding and unravels the role of factors regulating internal energy homeostasis and the neuronal bases of decision-making. The model organism Drosophila melanogaster, with its great variety of genetically traceable tools for labeling and manipulating single neurons, allows mapping of neuronal networks and identification of molecular signaling cascades involved in the regulation of food intake. This report demonstrates the CApillary FEeder assay (CAFE) and shows how to measure food intake in a group of flies for time spans ranging from hours to days. This easy-to-use assay consists of glass capillaries filled with liquid food that flies can freely access and feed on. Food consumption in the assay is accurately determined using simple measurement tools. Herein we describe step-by-step the method from setup to successful execution of the CAFE assay, and provide practical examples to analyze the food intake of a group of flies under controlled conditions. The reader is guided through possible limitations of the assay, and advantages and disadvantages of the method compared to other feeding assays in D. melanogaster are evaluated.

The CApillary FEeder Assay Measures Food Intake in Drosophila melanogaster

The CApillary FEeder (CAFE) assay is a simple, budget-friendly, highly reliable method for investigating mechanisms underlying food intake. Used with the highly versatile genetic model organism Drosophila melanogaster, it provides a powerful means of gaining new insights into regulatory mechanisms of food intake.

O capilar alimentador ensaio mede ingestão alimentar em<em&gt; Drosophila melanogaster</em

For most animals, feeding is an essential behavior for securing survival, and it influences development, locomotion, health and reproduction. Ingestion of ...

A Rapid Food-Preference Assay in Drosophila

To select food with nutritional value while avoiding the consumption of harmful agents, animals need a sophisticated and robust taste system to evaluate their food environment. The fruit fly, Drosophila melanogaster, is a genetically tractable model organism that is widely used to decipher the molecular, cellular, and neural underpinnings of food preference. To analyze fly food preference, a robust feeding method is needed. Described here is a two-choice feeding assay, which is rigorous, cost-saving, and fast. The assay is Petri-dish-based and involves the addition of two different foods supplemented with blue or red dye to the two halves of the dish. Then, ~70 prestarved, 2-4-day-old flies are placed in the dish and&#160;allowed to choose between blue and red foods in the dark for about 90 min. Examination of the abdomen of each fly is followed by the calculation of the preference index. In contrast to multiwell plates, each Petri dish takes only ~20 s to fill and saves time and effort. This feeding assay can be employed to quickly determine whether flies like or dislike a particular food.

A Rapid Food-Preference Assay in Drosophila

We present a protocol for a two-choice feeding assay for flies. This feeding assay is fast and easy to run and is suitable not only for small-scale laboratory research, but also for high-throughput behavioral screens in flies.

Um ensaio rápido de preferência alimentar em Drosophila

To select food with nutritional value while avoiding the consumption of harmful agents, animals need a sophisticated and robust taste system to evaluate ...

Feeding Test: Assessment of Feeding Preferences in Drosophila melanogaster

Source: Bovier, T. F., et al. <a href="https://www.jove.com/video/59535/" target="_blank">Methods to Test Endocrine Disruption in Drosophila melanogaster</a>. J. Vis. Exp. (2019).
This video describes a feeding assay for fruit flies in which colored food is used to monitor feeding and the effect added compounds may have on feeding activity. The example protocol tests the effects of several endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDC).

Teste de alimentação: avaliação das preferências alimentares em Drosophila melanogaster

Source: Bovier, T. F., et al. Methods to Test Endocrine Disruption in Drosophila melanogaster. J. Vis. Exp. (2019).
This video describes a feeding assay ...

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Temperature Gradient Assay: A Method to Test Temperature Preference in Drosophila Larvae

Source: Liu, J., et al. <a href="https://www.jove.com/video/57963/" target="_blank">A Temperature Gradient Assay to Determine Thermal Preferences of Drosophila Larvae</a>. J. Vis. Exp. (2018).
Drosophila fruit flies can distinguish small changes in temperature and therefore select environments with favorable thermal conditions. This video describes a behavioral assay that tests the temperature preference of Drosophila larvae on a linear thermal gradient.

Ensaio de gradiente de temperatura: um método para testar a preferência de temperatura em larvas de Drosophila

Source: Liu, J., et al. A Temperature Gradient Assay to Determine Thermal Preferences of Drosophila Larvae. J. Vis. Exp. (2018).
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Taste Preference Assay: A Method for Measuring Feeding Behavior in Drosophila

Source: Bantel, A. P. and Tessier, C. R. <a href="https://www.jove.com/video/54403/" target="_blank">Taste Preference Assay for Adult Drosophila</a>. J. Vis. Exp. (2016).
This video describes the taste preference assay, a behavioral method used to measure attraction or avoidance towards colored solutions that taste differently by assessing the fly&#39;s abdominal coloration after ingestion of the preferred substance. The featured protocol demonstrates the procedure used to measure flies&#39; preference towards solutions of varying sucrose concentrations.

Ensaio de Preferência de Sabor: Um Método para Medir o Comportamento Alimentar em Drosophila

Source: Bantel, A. P. and Tessier, C. R. Taste Preference Assay for Adult Drosophila. J. Vis. Exp. (2016).
This video describes the taste preference ...

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