The Odorant Signaling Pathway
ARBS annu. rev. biomed. sci
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11(n.esp): T86-T94, 20090000. ilus
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en Inglés
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| ID: lil-560452
ABSTRACT
Through the sense of smell mammals can obtain information about food, danger, sexual partners and predators. Two main different types of signals can be recognized by the olfactory system volatile odorants, which are detected by the olfactory sensory neurons of the nose; and pheromones, which are detected by the vomeronasal neurons of the accessory olfactory system, or vomeronasal organ. These sensory neurons express respectively hundreds of odorant and pheromone receptors, which belong to the superfamily of G protein-coupled receptors. We review the general organization of the main and accessory olfactory systems, the structures of the receptor families in each of these organs and their signaling pathways.
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Asunto principal:
Olfato
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Transducción de Señal
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Receptores Odorantes
Idioma:
Inglés
Revista:
ARBS annu. rev. biomed. sci
Asunto de la revista:
Biologia
Año:
2009
Tipo del documento:
Artículo
País de afiliación:
Brasil
Institución/País de afiliación:
Universidade Federal do Paraná/BR
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Universidade de São Paulo/BR
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