Vertebrates and insects have evolved complex repertoires of chemosensory receptors to
detect and distinguish odours. With a few exceptions, vertebrate chemosensory receptors …

Odor signals received by odorant receptors (ORs) expressed by olfactory sensory neurons
(OSNs) in the olfactory epithelium (OE) are represented as an odor map in the olfactory bulb …

Fruit flies are attracted by a diversity of odors that signal the presence of food, potential
mates, or attractive egg-laying sites. Most Drosophila olfactory neurons express two types of …

In the mouse, each class of olfactory receptor neurons expressing a given odorant receptor
has convergent axonal projections to two specific glomeruli in the olfactory bulb, thereby …

The olfactory system's ability to detect and discriminate between the vast array of chemicals
present in the environment is critical for an animal's survival. In mammals, the first step of this …

The expression of a single odorant receptor (OR) gene from a large gene family in individual
sensory neurons is an essential feature of the organization and function of the olfactory …

▪ Abstract Insect odor and taste receptors are highly sensitive detectors of food, mates, and
oviposition sites. Following the identification of the first insect odor and taste receptors in …

Though initially described in the early 1960s, it is only within the past decade that the
concept of continuing adult neurogenesis has gained widespread acceptance. Neuroblasts …

Olfactory sensory neurons (OSNs) convert the stochastic choice of one of> 1,000 olfactory
receptor (OR) genes into precise and stereotyped axon targeting of OR-specific glomeruli in …

The vertebrate clustered protocadherin (Pcdh) cell surface proteins are encoded by three
closely linked gene clusters (Pcdh α, Pcdh β, and Pcdh γ). Here, we show that all three gene …