Vomeronasal Receptor
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1. Análise das regiões promotoras dos genes de receptores olfatórios e de receptores de feromônios do tipo 1 / Analysis of promoter regions of the olfactory and type 1 vomeronasal receptor genes
In the mouse genome there are approximately 1000 genes that encode olfactory receptors (ORs) and 150 genes that encode type 1 vomeronasal receptors (V1Rs) dispersed in various chromosomes. Each olfactory or vomeronasal neuron selects one single allele from one single receptor gene (OR or V1R) for expression while the rest of the repertoire remains silenced.
Publicado em: 2008
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2. The canine vomeronasal organ.
The vomeronasal organ was studied in mature dogs with the optical, transmission electron, and scanning electron microscopes. The canine vomeronasal complex is structurally well developed. Large blood vessels are present deep to both the lateral, 'non-receptor' and medial, 'receptor' epithelia. In addition to the unmyelinated vomeronasal nerves in the lamina
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3. The vomeronasal organ of the tammar wallaby
The vomeronasal organ is the primary olfactory organ that detects sexual pheromones in mammals. We investigated the anatomy of the vomeronasal organ of the tammar wallaby (Macropus eugenii), a small macropodid marsupial. Pheromones may be important for activation of the hypothalamo-pituitary axis of tammar males at the start of the breeding season because pl
Blackwell Science Inc.
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4. The vomeronasal organ of the cat.
The vomeronasal organ of the cat was studied macroscopically, by light microscopy and by immunohistochemical techniques. Special attention was paid to the general distribution of the various soft tissue components of this organ (duct, glands, connective tissue, blood vessels and nerves.) Examination of series of transverse sections showed that the wall of th
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5. Evolutionary deterioration of the vomeronasal pheromone transduction pathway in catarrhine primates
Pheromones are water-soluble chemicals released and sensed by individuals of the same species to elicit social and reproductive behaviors or physiological changes; they are perceived primarily by the vomeronasal organ (VNO) in terrestrial vertebrates. Humans and some related primates possess only vestigial VNOs and have no or significantly reduced abilit
National Academy of Sciences.
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6. Sequence Diversity and Genomic Organization of Vomeronasal Receptor Genes in the Mouse
The vomeronasal system of mice is thought to be specialized in the detection of pheromones. Two multigene families have been identified that encode proteins with seven putative transmembrane domains and that are expressed selectively in subsets of neurons of the vomeronasal organ. The products of these vomeronasal receptor (Vr) genes are regarded as candidat
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press.
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7. Olfactory expression of a single and highly variable V1r pheromone receptor-like gene in fish species
Sensory neurons expressing members of the seven-transmembrane V1r receptor superfamily allow mice to perceive pheromones. These receptors, which exhibit no sequence homology to any known protein except a weak similarity to taste receptors, have only been found in mammals. In the mouse, the V1r repertoire contains >150 members, which are expressed by neurons
National Academy of Sciences.
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8. High-throughput microarray detection of olfactory receptor gene expression in the mouse
The large number of olfactory receptor genes necessitates high throughput methods to analyze their expression patterns. We have therefore designed a high-density oligonucleotide array containing all known mouse olfactory receptor (OR) and V1R vomeronasal receptor genes. This custom array detected a large number of receptor genes, demonstrating specific expre
National Academy of Sciences.
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9. TRP2: A candidate transduction channel for mammalian pheromone sensory signaling
The vomeronasal organ (VNO) of terrestrial vertebrates plays a key role in the detection of pheromones, chemicals released by animals that elicit stereotyped sexual and aggressive behaviors among conspecifics. Sensory transduction in the VNO appears unrelated to that in the vertebrate olfactory and visual systems: the putative pheromone receptors of the VNO
The National Academy of Sciences.
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10. Putative pheromone receptors related to the Ca2+-sensing receptor in Fugu
By a combination of PCR with degenerate primers and low stringency probing, we have isolated a large family of genes related to the Ca2+-sensing receptor from the genome of Fugu rubripes. One of the genes (type I) is the Fugu homologue of the Ca2+-sensing receptor. The remaining genes can be divided into five classes (type II–VI) on the bases of gene struc
The National Academy of Sciences.
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11. Direct influence of the sodium pump on the membrane potential of vomeronasal chemoreceptor neurones in frog.
1. Whole-cell measurements were made from microvillous receptor neurones isolated from the frog vomeronasal organ. We examined the mechanisms that determined the value of the resting membrane potential. 2. Cells recorded in Ringer solution containing 4 mM K+ showed a resting membrane potential of -88 +/- 20 mV (mean +/- 1 S.D., n = 56). Sixty-six per cent of
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12. Olfactory Receptor Database: a sensory chemoreceptor resource
The Olfactory Receptor Database (ORDB) is a WWW-accessible database that has been expanded from an olfactory receptor resource to a chemoreceptor resource. It stores data on six classes of G-protein-coupled sensory chemoreceptors: (i) olfactory receptor-like proteins, (ii) vomeronasal receptors, (iii) insect olfactory receptors, (iv) worm chemoreceptors, (v)
Oxford University Press.