Article
Axon guidance of mouse olfactory sensory neurons by odorant receptors and the beta2 adrenergic receptor.
Cell - 11 Jun 2004
Feinstein Paul, Bozza Thomas, Rodriguez Ivan, Vassalli Anne, Mombaerts Peter
Abstract excerpt
Odorant receptors (ORs) provide the core determinant of identity for axons of olfactory sensory neurons (OSNs) to coalesce into glomeruli in the olfactory bulb. Here, using gene targeting in mice, we examine how the OR protein determines axonal identity. An OR::GFP fusion protein is present in axons, consistent with a direct function of ORs in axon guidance. When the OR coding region is deleted, we observe OSNs...
Topics
- Alleles
- Animals
- Cell Communication
- Cell Differentiation
- Cilia
- Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental
- Gene Targeting
- Green Fluorescent Proteins
- Growth Cones
- Luminescent Proteins
- Mice
