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A novel family of genes encoding putative pheromone receptors in mammals

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Dulac, Catherine, Axel, Richard·1995·Cell

DOI 10.1016/0092-8674(95)90161-2

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In mammals, olfactory sensory perception is mediated by two anatomically and functionally distinct sensory organs: the main olfactory epithelium (MOE) and the vomeronasal organ (VNO). Pheromones activate the VNO and elicit a characteristic array of innate reproductive and social behaviors, along with dramatic neuroendocrine responses. Differential screening of cDNA libraries constructed from single sensory neurons from the rat VNO has led to the isolation of a family of about 30 putative receptor genes. Sequence analysis indicates that these genes comprise a novel family of seven transmembrane domain proteins unrelated to the receptors expressed in the MOE. Moreover, the expression of each member of the gene family is restricted to a small subpopulation of VNO neurons. These genes are likely to encode mammalian pheromone receptors.

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Authors: Dulac, C., & Axel, R.
Affiliations: Columbia University (US)
Howard Hughes Medical Institute (US)
ORCID: Dulac, Catherine
Axel, Richard
Venue: Cell
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Published: 1995-10
Volume: 83
Issue: 2
Pages: 195-206
ISSN: 0092-8674 (ISSN-L)
DOI: 10.1016/0092-8674(95)90161-2
OpenAlex: W2020791858
Cited by: 1,001
References: 62
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FWCI: 19.89
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Language: en
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Funders: Howard Hughes Medical Institute
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National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NS 29832-04)
Topics: Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Sensory Systems › Olfactory and Sensory Function Studies
Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Sensory Systems › Ion Channels and Receptors
Health Sciences › Nursing › Nutrition and Dietetics › Biochemical Analysis and Sensing Techniques
Keywords: pheromone receptors, vomeronasal organ, vomeronasal sensory neurons, seven-transmembrane proteins, olfactory sensory neurons, gene family, cDNA cloning, rats, social behavior, reproductive behavior, neuroendocrine response
MeSH terms: Amino Acid Sequence, Animals, Base Sequence, Multigene Family, Membrane Proteins, Molecular Sequence Data, Nasal Septum, Nose, Pheromones, Smell, Blotting, Southern, Gene Library, Sequence Homology, Amino Acid, In Situ Hybridization, Sequence Analysis, DNA, Olfactory Receptor Neurons, DNA, Complementary, Rats

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