2021
An ammonium transporter is a non-canonical olfactory receptor for ammonia
Vulpe A, Kim HS, Ballou S, Wu ST, Grabe V, Nava Gonzales C, Liang T, Sachse S, Jeanne JM, Su CY, Menuz K. An ammonium transporter is a non-canonical olfactory receptor for ammonia. Current Biology 2021, 31: 3382-3390.e7. PMID: 34111404, PMCID: PMC8355169, DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2021.05.025.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOlfactory receptorsGenetic model organism Drosophila melanogasterModel organism Drosophila melanogasterAmmonium transporter familyCanonical olfactory receptorsIon channel functionAmmonium transportersInsect speciesDrosophila melanogasterMost insectsMutant fliesFirst transporterParticular olfactory receptorTransporter familyAgricultural pestsHematophagous insectsEctopic expressionDrosophilaInsectsChannel functionWidespread importanceAmmonia sensitivitySpeciesTransportersReceptors
2019
A transcriptomic atlas of mammalian olfactory mucosae reveals an evolutionary influence on food odor detection in humans
Saraiva L, Riveros-McKay F, Mezzavilla M, Abou-Moussa E, Arayata C, Makhlouf M, Trimmer C, Ibarra-Soria X, Khan M, Van Gerven L, Jorissen M, Gibbs M, O'Flynn C, McGrane S, Mombaerts P, Marioni J, Mainland J, Logan D. A transcriptomic atlas of mammalian olfactory mucosae reveals an evolutionary influence on food odor detection in humans. Science Advances 2019, 5: eaax0396. PMID: 31392275, PMCID: PMC6669018, DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.aax0396.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOlfactory sensory neuronsChemosensory receptor gene familiesSpecies-specific adaptationsOlfactory sensory neurons subtypesCanonical olfactory receptorsReceptor gene familyOlfactory mucosa samplesMammalian olfactory mucosaGene familyEcological nichesMammalian evolutionTranscriptomic atlasAnalyzed speciesEvolutionary dynamicsRNA sequencingMammalian olfactory systemEvolutionary influencesOlfactory mucosaHomologous subtypesSensory neuronsOlfactory receptorsMucosa samplesOlfactory systemSubtypesMammalian olfaction
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