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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 ResearchCombinatorial 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 nose
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 receptorsMiceOlfactionBrain