Sniffing out Ca2+ signaling in olfactory cilia

J Gen Physiol. 2023 Apr 3;155(4):e202313378. doi: 10.1085/jgp.202313378. Epub 2023 Mar 22.

Abstract

JGP study (Takeuchi and Kurahashi. 2023. J. Gen. Physiol.https://doi.org/10.1085/jgp.202213165) reveals that segregation of signals within sensory cilia allows Ca2+ to play opposing roles in olfactory signal transduction.

Publication types

  • Editorial
  • Comment

MeSH terms

  • Calcium
  • Cilia
  • Olfactory Receptor Neurons* / physiology
  • Signal Transduction / physiology
  • Smell / physiology

Substances

  • Calcium