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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 olfactionHierarchical deconstruction of mouse olfactory sensory neurons: from whole mucosa to single-cell RNA-seq
Saraiva L, Ibarra-Soria X, Khan M, Omura M, Scialdone A, Mombaerts P, Marioni J, Logan D. Hierarchical deconstruction of mouse olfactory sensory neurons: from whole mucosa to single-cell RNA-seq. Scientific Reports 2015, 5: 18178. PMID: 26670777, PMCID: PMC4680959, DOI: 10.1038/srep18178.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMature olfactory sensory neuronsOlfactory sensory neuronsRNA-seqOR genesGene expressionSingle-cell RNA-seqIntact OR genesOlfactory receptorsCell typesSingle-nucleotide polymorphismsOR-expressing OSNsOR gene expressionIntact olfactory receptorsNeuron-one receptor ruleCrude tissue samplesMonoallelic expressionNeuronal cell typesMouse olfactory mucosaMultiple cell typesChemosensory tissuesGenesCellular heterogeneityOlfactory mucosaSensory neuronsNon-neuronalHigh-affinity olfactory receptor for the death-associated odor cadaverine
Hussain A, Saraiva L, Ferrero D, Ahuja G, Krishna V, Liberles S, Korsching S. High-affinity olfactory receptor for the death-associated odor cadaverine. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2013, 110: 19579-19584. PMID: 24218586, PMCID: PMC3845148, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1318596110.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInnate behaviorsOlfactory receptorsSocial cuesOlfactory sensory neuronsNeural circuitsDetect cadaverineCarrion smellsVertebrate olfactionSensory neuronsAmino acids ornithinePhysiologically relevant sourceReceptorsConcomitant activationMolecular basisConcentration of cadaverineTAAR13cNeuronsSpeciesCuesOlfactionBehaviorSmellCadaverineA Large-Scale Analysis of Odor Coding in the Olfactory Epithelium
Nara K, Saraiva L, Ye X, Buck L. A Large-Scale Analysis of Odor Coding in the Olfactory Epithelium. Journal Of Neuroscience 2011, 31: 9179-9191. PMID: 21697369, PMCID: PMC3758579, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.1282-11.2011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOlfactory sensory neuronsOdor qualityOdor recognitionMouse olfactory sensory neuronsOdorant receptorsEncode odor identityExpressed odorant receptorOdor identityOdor codingOlfactory epitheliumSensory neuronsPerceived odorMultiple odorantsSensory inputInnate behaviorsOdorLarge-scale analysisOR genesMiceCombinatorial code
2021
Odor coding in the mammalian olfactory epithelium
Kurian S, Naressi R, Manoel D, Barwich A, Malnic B, Saraiva L. Odor coding in the mammalian olfactory epithelium. Cell And Tissue Research 2021, 383: 445-456. PMID: 33409650, PMCID: PMC7873010, DOI: 10.1007/s00441-020-03327-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOlfactory sensory neuronsCombinatorial receptor codeReceptor codeMature olfactory sensory neuronsOdorant receptorsMammalian olfactory epitheliumActivation of odorant receptorsOdorant-receptor interactionsOdor codingOlfactory epitheliumOlfactory mucosaSensory neuronsOdor detectionOdorCodeLevel of complexityAntagonistEpitheliumMucosaReceptors
2017
Variation in olfactory neuron repertoires is genetically controlled and environmentally modulated
Ibarra-Soria X, Nakahara T, Lilue J, Jiang Y, Trimmer C, Souza M, Netto P, Ikegami K, Murphy N, Kusma M, Kirton A, Saraiva L, Keane T, Matsunami H, Mainland J, Papes F, Logan D. Variation in olfactory neuron repertoires is genetically controlled and environmentally modulated. ELife 2017, 6: e21476. PMID: 28438259, PMCID: PMC5404925, DOI: 10.7554/elife.21476.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOlfactory sensory neurons subtypesOlfactory sensory neuronsMouse olfactory sensory neuronsNeuronal diversityOlfactory receptorsOlfactory sensory systemTime-dependent mannerGenetically identical miceRNA sequencing-based methodsSub-stratifiedNeuronal repertoireSensory neuronsSubtype distributionIdentical miceOlfactory stimulationGenetic variationSubtypesMiceEnvironmental factorsDiversityReceptorsRepertoireSensory systemsNeurons
2016
Deconstructing Olfaction with Transcriptomics: From Whole Tissue to Single-Cells, and from Zebrafish to Humans
Saraiva L, Ibarra-Soria X, Aguilera F, Marioni J, Logan D. Deconstructing Olfaction with Transcriptomics: From Whole Tissue to Single-Cells, and from Zebrafish to Humans. 2016 DOI: 10.5339/qfarc.2016.hbpp2867.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOlfactory sensory neuronsFluorescence assisted cell sortingMature olfactory sensory neuronsMolecular barcodesOlfactory receptorsDegree of molecular conservationOlfactory mucosaCell type-specific genesDynamics of gene expressionInter-specific levelType-specific genesOR gene repertoireSingle-cellGene expression networksOlfactory systemEvolution of olfactionMolecular heterogeneityPopulation of olfactory sensory neuronsCilia of olfactory sensory neuronsReceptive matesSpecies nichesMolecular conservationRNA-seqGene familyGene repertoire