| Title: | Chemosensory signals and their receptors in the olfactory neural system |
| Author(s): | Ihara S; Yoshikawa K; Touhara K; |
| Address: | "Department of Applied Biological Chemistry, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-8657, Japan; ERATO Touhara Chemosensory Signal Project, JST, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-8657, Japan" |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2013.08.063 |
| ISSN/ISBN: | 1873-7544 (Electronic) 0306-4522 (Linking) |
| Abstract: | "Chemical communication is widely used among various organisms to obtain essential information from their environment required for life. Although a large variety of molecules have been shown to act as chemical cues, the molecular and neural basis underlying the behaviors elicited by these molecules has been revealed for only a limited number of molecules. Here, we review the current knowledge regarding the signaling molecules whose flow from receptor to specific behavior has been characterized. Discussing the molecules utilized by mice, insects, and the worm, we focus on how each organism has optimized its reception system to suit its living style. We also highlight how the production of these signaling molecules is regulated, an area in which considerable progress has been recently made" |
| Keywords: | Animals Chemoreceptor Cells/*physiology Humans Olfactory Nerve/*physiology Olfactory Pathways/*physiology Signal Transduction/*physiology Smell/*physiology Vomeronasal Organ/physiology (Z)-5-tetradecen-1-ol (methylthio)methanethiol 11-cis-vaccenyl acetate; |
| Notes: | "MedlineIhara, S Yoshikawa, K Touhara, K eng Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Review 2013/09/21 Neuroscience. 2013 Dec 19; 254:45-60. doi: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2013.08.063. Epub 2013 Sep 14" |
