Single-cell analysis of olfactory neurogenesis and differentiation in adult humans
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The presence of active neurogenic niches in adult humans is controversial. We focused attention to the human olfactory neuroepithelium, an extracranial site supplying input to the olfactory bulbs of the brain. Using single-cell RNA sequencing analyzing 28,726 cells, we identified neural stem cell and neural progenitor cell pools and neurons. Additionally, we detailed the expression of 140 olfactory receptors. These data from the olfactory neuroepithelium niche provide evidence that neuron production may continue for decades in humans.
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In human olfactory epithelium scSeq, ACE2 and TMPRSS2 were detected in sustentacular cells and horizontal basal cells.
“Neither ACE2 nor TMPRSS2 were detected in mature OSNs, whereas these genes were detected in both sustentacular cells and HBCs (Fig. 2A-D and S1B-E).”
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“In addition, all other RE cell subtypes showed higher frequencies of ACE2 and TMPRSS2 expression than was apparent in OE cells.”
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In human olfactory epithelium scSeq, neither ACE2 nor TMPRSS2 were detected in mature olfactory sensory neurons.
“Neither ACE2 nor TMPRSS2 were detected in mature OSNs, whereas these genes were detected in both sustentacular cells and HBCs (Fig. 2A-D and S1B-E).”
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- Authors
- Durante, M. A., Kurtenbach, S., Sargi, Z. B., Harbour, J. W., Choi, R., Kurtenbach, S., Goss, G. M., Matsunami, H., & Goldstein, B. J.
- Affiliations
- University of Miami (US)
- Duke University (US)
- Corresponding author
- Goldstein, Bradley J.
- ORCID
- Venue
- Nature Neuroscience
- Published
- 2020-02-17
- Volume
- 23
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 323-326
- ISSN
- 1097-6256 (ISSN-L)
- 1546-1726
- PMC
- PMC7065961
- OpenAlex
- W3006474680
- Cited by
- 254
- References
- 30
- Citations by year
- 2026: 38 · 2025: 24 · 2024: 33 · 2023: 50 · 2022: 42 · 2021: 26 · 2020: 41
- FWCI
- 15.77
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
- Locations
- Nature Neuroscience (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
- Funders
- U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | NIH | NCI | Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute (CA125970)
- U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | NIH | National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (DC013556, DC016859)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Developmental Neuroscience › Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Sensory Systems › Olfactory and Sensory Function Studies
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Single-cell and spatial transcriptomics
- Keywords
- olfactory neurogenesis, adult neurogenesis, olfactory epithelium, olfactory receptors, neural stem cells, neural progenitor cells, olfactory bulb, single-cell RNA sequencing
- MeSH terms
- Adult, Aging, Humans, Olfactory Mucosa, Smell, Sequence Analysis, RNA, Olfactory Receptor Neurons, Neurogenesis, Neural Stem Cells, Single-Cell Analysis
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