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
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