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A 3D transcriptomics atlas of the mouse nose sheds light on the anatomical logic of smell
Ruiz Tejada Segura M, Abou Moussa E, Garabello E, Nakahara T, Makhlouf M, Mathew L, Wang L, Valle F, Huang S, Mainland J, Caselle M, Osella M, Lorenz S, Reisert J, Logan D, Malnic B, Scialdone A, Saraiva L. A 3D transcriptomics atlas of the mouse nose sheds light on the anatomical logic of smell. Cell Reports 2022, 38: 110547. PMID: 35320714, PMCID: PMC8995392, DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2022.110547.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchA 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 olfactionCombinatorial effects of odorants on mouse behavior
Saraiva L, Kondoh K, Ye X, Yoon K, Hernandez M, Buck L. Combinatorial effects of odorants on mouse behavior. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2016, 113: e3300-e3306. PMID: 27208093, PMCID: PMC4988607, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1605973113.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTrace amine-associated receptorsOdor aversionBehavioral effectsInstinctive behavioral responsesBinary odor mixturesEffects of odorsOdorant receptorsAversive responsesPredator odorMouse behaviorOdor stimuliOdor mixturesOdor responsesOdor perceptionReceptor antagonismBehavioral responsesOdor detectionSingle receptorSensory inputInstinctive behaviorAversionOdorStereotyped natureReceptor inputMouse noseHierarchical 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 cadaverineTAAR13cNeuronsSpeciesCuesOlfactionBehaviorSmellCadaverinePositive Darwinian selection and the birth of an olfactory receptor clade in teleosts
Hussain A, Saraiva L, Korsching S. Positive Darwinian selection and the birth of an olfactory receptor clade in teleosts. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2009, 106: 4313-4318. PMID: 19237578, PMCID: PMC2657432, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0803229106.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsEvolution, MolecularFishesOlfactory Receptor NeuronsPhylogenyReceptors, G-Protein-CoupledReceptors, OdorantSelection, GeneticConceptsTrace amine-associated receptorsTAAR genesIntron gainGene familyClass IIIBony fishesOlfactory receptor neuronsPositive Darwinian selectionLocal positive selectionOlfactory receptor gene familyClass III genesOlfactory receptorsOlfactory receptor familyReceptor gene familyOlfactory epitheliumLigand-binding motifsFish genesTeleost lineageReceptor neuronsJawless vertebratesVertebrate evolutionIII genesPositive selectionDarwinian selectionEvolutionary dynamicsA novel olfactory receptor gene family in teleost fish
Saraiva L, Korsching S. A novel olfactory receptor gene family in teleost fish. Genome Research 2007, 17: 1448-1457. PMID: 17717047, PMCID: PMC1987349, DOI: 10.1101/gr.6553207.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOra genesGene pairsMulti-exon structureSpecies-specific expansionOlfactory receptor gene familyV1R-like genesOlfactory receptor familyReceptor gene familySpeciation eventsTeleost lineagePhylogenetic treePhylogenetic analysisGene familyGene regulationGene repertoireGene functionOlfactory epithelium of zebrafishTeleost familiesTeleost speciesOrthologsTeleost fishGenesNegative selectionTeleostFish species
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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsGene Expression ProfilingGenetic VariationMiceOlfactory PathwaysOlfactory Receptor NeuronsReceptors, OdorantSequence Analysis, RNAConceptsOlfactory 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
2015
Molecular and neuronal homology between the olfactory systems of zebrafish and mouse
Saraiva L, Ahuja G, Ivandic I, Syed A, Marioni J, Korsching S, Logan D. Molecular and neuronal homology between the olfactory systems of zebrafish and mouse. Scientific Reports 2015, 5: 11487. PMID: 26108469, PMCID: PMC4480006, DOI: 10.1038/srep11487.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDegree of molecular conservationYears of evolutionary divergenceVomeronasal organOlfactory mucosaOlfactory organChemosensory receptor genesOlfactory systemTranscriptome of miceDual olfactory systemEvolutionary divergenceMolecular conservationNeuronal homologRepertoire sizeRNA abundanceMolecular relationshipsCell-specific markersClasses of neuronsMolecular basisChemosensory receptorsMarker genesOrgans of rodentsAbsolute abundanceZebrafishReceptor geneVertebrates
2014
Olfactory Receptor Patterning in a Higher Primate
Horowitz L, Saraiva L, Kuang D, Yoon K, Buck L. Olfactory Receptor Patterning in a Higher Primate. Journal Of Neuroscience 2014, 34: 12241-12252. PMID: 25209267, PMCID: PMC4160765, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.1779-14.2014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTrace amine-associated receptorsHuman trace amine-associated receptorDetect social cuesHuman olfactory perceptionOdorant receptorsMammalian olfactory systemOrganization of sensory inputsSocial cuesOlfactory perceptionOlfactory bulbOlfactory systemSensory inputInstinctive behaviorMouse nosePrimatesDifferent domainsOrganizational strategiesReceptor patternsMacaquesReceptorsCuesChemosensory receptorsMiceOlfactionBrainThe Olfactory Transcriptomes of Mice
Ibarra-Soria X, Levitin M, Saraiva L, Logan D. The Olfactory Transcriptomes of Mice. PLOS Genetics 2014, 10: e1004593. PMID: 25187969, PMCID: PMC4154679, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1004593.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVomeronasal receptorsVR genesProtein-coding genesProtein coding sequencesDeep RNA sequencingDistribution of abundanceEvidence of expressionCell-specific expressionReference genomeGene annotationMultiple malesMulti-exonQuantitative catalogOlfactory tissueMouse genomeCoding sequenceOR genesOlfactory-mediated behaviorsGenomic techniquesExpression microarraysRNA sequencingGene expressionGenesQuantitative RT-PCRSexual dimorphism
2011
Crypt Neurons Express a Single V1R-Related ora Gene
Oka Y, Saraiva L, Korsching S. Crypt Neurons Express a Single V1R-Related ora Gene. Chemical Senses 2011, 37: 219-227. PMID: 22038944, DOI: 10.1093/chemse/bjr095.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsReceptor geneCrypt neuronsOlfactory receptor familyOlfactory receptor genesOlfactory sensory neuron populationNeuronal populationsSensory neuron populationReceptor familySingle receptor geneNeuron–one receptorOlfactory neuronsNeuronal expressionSense of smellNeuronsReceptorsCell typesOra genesCryptExpression patternsExpressionGenesOraCells