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Front Behav Neurosci

Title:		Mouse Grueneberg ganglion neurons share molecular and functional features with C. elegans amphid neurons
Author(s):		Brechbuhl J; Moine F; Broillet MC;
Address:		"Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Biology and Medicine, University of Lausanne Lausanne, Switzerland"
Journal Title:		Front Behav Neurosci
Year:		2013
Volume:		20131209
Issue:
Page Number:		193 -
DOI:		10.3389/fnbeh.2013.00193
ISSN/ISBN:		1662-5153 (Print) 1662-5153 (Electronic) 1662-5153 (Linking)
Abstract:		"The mouse Grueneberg ganglion (GG) is an olfactory subsystem located at the tip of the nose close to the entry of the naris. It comprises neurons that are both sensitive to cold temperature and play an important role in the detection of alarm pheromones (APs). This chemical modality may be essential for species survival. Interestingly, GG neurons display an atypical mammalian olfactory morphology with neurons bearing deeply invaginated cilia mostly covered by ensheathing glial cells. We had previously noticed their morphological resemblance with the chemosensory amphid neurons found in the anterior region of the head of Caenorhabditis elegans (C. elegans). We demonstrate here further molecular and functional similarities. Thus, we found an orthologous expression of molecular signaling elements that was furthermore restricted to similar specific subcellular localizations. Calcium imaging also revealed a ligand selectivity for the methylated thiazole odorants that amphid neurons are known to detect. Cellular responses from GG neurons evoked by chemical or temperature stimuli were also partially cGMP-dependent. In addition, we found that, although behaviors depending on temperature sensing in the mouse, such as huddling and thermotaxis did not implicate the GG, the thermosensitivity modulated the chemosensitivity at the level of single GG neurons. Thus, the striking similarities with the chemosensory amphid neurons of C. elegans conferred to the mouse GG neurons unique multimodal sensory properties"
Keywords:		Grueneberg ganglion alarm pheromone amphid neurons behavior calcium imaging olfactory temperature sensing;
Notes:		"PubMed-not-MEDLINEBrechbuhl, Julien Moine, Fabian Broillet, Marie-Christine eng Switzerland 2013/12/25 Front Behav Neurosci. 2013 Dec 9; 7:193. doi: 10.3389/fnbeh.2013.00193. eCollection 2013"