Featured Publications
High-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 cadaverineTAAR13cNeuronsSpeciesCuesOlfactionBehaviorSmellCadaverine
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 systemsNeuronsHeterogeneity of hypothalamic pro-opiomelanocortin-expressing neurons revealed by single-cell RNA sequencing
Lam B, Cimino I, Polex-Wolf J, Kohnke S, Rimmington D, Iyemere V, Heeley N, Cossetti C, Schulte R, Saraiva L, Logan D, Blouet C, O'Rahilly S, Coll A, Yeo G. Heterogeneity of hypothalamic pro-opiomelanocortin-expressing neurons revealed by single-cell RNA sequencing. Molecular Metabolism 2017, 6: 383-392. PMID: 28462073, PMCID: PMC5404100, DOI: 10.1016/j.molmet.2017.02.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPOMC neuronsArcuate POMC neuronsControl of body weightUnbiased clustering analysisExpressed low levelsExpressed high levelsArcuate proopiomelanocortinRNA sequencingLeptin receptorAtlas of gene expressionSingle cell RNA sequencingGene expression profilesSingle-cell RNA sequencingCell RNA sequencingNeuronsBody weightLeptinInsulin receptorProopiomelanocortinHeterogeneous populationReceptorsExpression profilesGene expressionExpression
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
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