ARTICLES
TRPA1 is a candidate for the mechanosensitive transduction channel of vertebrate hair cells
Corey D.P. et al.
Nature Advance Online Publication (13 Oct 2004)

The principle of temperature-dependent gating in cold- and heat-sensitive TRP channels
Voets T., Droogmans G., Wissenbach U., Janssens A., Flockerzi V. and Nilius B.
Nature 430, 748 - 754 (12 Aug 2004)

Oxygen sensation and social feeding mediated by a C. elegans guanylate cyclase homologue
Gray J.M., Karow D.S., Lu H., Chang A.J., Chang J.S., Ellis R.E., Marletta M.A. and Bargmann C.I.
Nature 430, 317 - 322 (15 Jul 2004)

Identification of a cold receptor reveals a general role for TRP channels in thermosensation
McKemy D.D., Neuhausser W.M. and Julius D.
Nature 416, 52 - 58 (07 Mar 2002)

LETTERS TO NATURE
A single population of olfactory sensory neurons mediates an innate avoidance behaviour in Drosophila
Suh G.S.B., Wong A.M., Hergarden A.C., Wang J.W., Simon A.F., Benzer S., Axel R. and Anderson D.J.
Nature Advance Online Publication (15 Oct 2004)

Cadherin 23 is a component of the tip link in hair-cell stereocilia
Siemens J., Lillo C., Dumont R.A., Reynolds A., Williams D.S., Gillespie P.G. and Müller U.
Nature 428, 950 - 955 (29 Apr 2004)

Mutations in cadherin 23 affect tip links in zebrafish sensory hair cells
Söllner C., Rauch G.-J., Siemens J., Geisler R., Schuster S.C., The Tübingen 2000 Screen Consortium, Müller U. and Nicolson T.
Nature 428, 955 - 959 (29 Apr 2004)

Mustard oils and cannabinoids excite sensory nerve fibres through the TRP channel ANKTM1
Jordt S.-E., Bautista D.M., Chuang H., McKemy D.D., Zygmunt P.M., Högestätt E.D., Meng I.D. and Julius D.
Nature 427, 260 - 265 (15 Jan 2004)

Melanopsin and rod-cone photoreceptive systems account for all major accessory visual functions in mice
Hattar S., Lucas R.J., Mrosovsky N., Thompson S., Douglas R.H., Hankins M.W., Lem J., Biel M., Hofmann F., Foster R.G. and Yau K.-W.
Nature 424, 75 - 81 (03 Jul 2003)

A TRPV family ion channel required for hearing in Drosophila
Kim J., Chung Y.D., Park D., Choi S.K., Shin D.W., Soh H., Lee H.W., Son W., Yim J., Park C.-S., Kernan M.J. and Kim C.
Nature 424, 81 - 84 (03 Jul 2003)

The mechanosensory protein MEC-6 is a subunit of the C. elegans touch-cell degenerin channel
Chelur D.S., Ernstrom G.G., Goodman M.B., Yao C.A., Chen L., O'Hagan R. and Chalfie M.
Nature 420, 669 - 673 (12 Dec 2002)

Deficient pheromone responses in mice lacking a cluster of vomeronasal receptor genes
Punta K.D., Leinders-Zufall T., Rodriguez I., Jukam D., Wysocki C.J., Ogawa S., Zufall F. and Mombaerts P.
Nature 419, 70 - 74 (05 Sep 2002)

An amino-acid taste receptor
Nelson G., Chandrashekar J., Hoon M.A., Feng L., Zhao G., Ryba N.J.P. and Zuker C.S.
Nature 416, 199 - 202 (14 Mar 2002)

MEC-2 regulates C. elegans DEG/ENaC channels needed for mechanosensation
Goodman M.B., Ernstrom G.G., Chelur D.S., O'Hagan R., Yao C.A. and Chalfie M.
Nature 415, 1039 - 1042 (28 Feb 2002)

Hyperpolarization-activated channels HCN1 and HCN4 mediate responses to sour stimuli
Stevens D.R., Seifert R., Bufe B., Müller F., Kremmer E., Gauss R., Meyerhof W., Kaupp U.B. and Lindemann B.
Nature 413, 631 - 635 (11 Oct 2001)

BRIEF COMMUNICATIONS
Olfaction: Mosquito receptor for human-sweat odorant
Hallem E.A., Fox A.N., Zwiebel L.J. and Carlson J.R.
Nature 427, 212 - 213 (15 Jan 2004)

REVIEW
TRP channels as cellular sensors
Clapham D.E
Nature 426, 517 - 524 (04 Dec 2003)

NATURE INSIGHT
Molecular sensing
Nature 413 (13 Sep 2001)

Neurobiology: Odorant receptors make scents
Friedrich R.W.
Nature 430, 511 - 512 (29 Jul 2004)

Hearing: Tightrope act
Corey D.P. and Sotomayor M.
Nature 428, 901 - 903 (29 Apr 2004)

Ion channels: Hearing aid
Dumont R.A. and Gillespie P.G.
Nature 424, 28 - 29 (03 Jul 2003)

Neurobiology: A cool ion channel
Zuker C.S.
Nature 416, 27 - 28 (07 Mar 2002)

Neurobiology: The bitter-sweet taste of amino acids
Anson L.
Nature 416, 136 (14 Feb 2002)

Science of smell wins medicine Nobel
Nature 431, 616 (07 Oct 2004)

NEWS FEATURE
Neuroscience: The sweet smell of success
Smell is arguably the most evocative and mysterious of our senses. But thanks to advances in our understanding of the cells that detect odour, its secrets should now start to be revealed. Carina Dennis sniffs around.
Nature 428, 362 - 364 (25 Mar 2004)