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A 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
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