Olfaction: Receptor Antagonistes

Douglas Rioux; John R Carlson

doi:10.1016/j.cub.2020.05.074

Olfaction: Receptor Antagonistes

Curr Biol. 2020 Jul 20;30(14):R815-R817. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2020.05.074.

Authors

Douglas Rioux¹, John R Carlson²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06520-8103, USA.
² Department of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06520-8103, USA. Electronic address: john.carlson@yale.edu.

PMID: 32693076
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2020.05.074

Abstract

Odor receptors of the mammalian olfactory system have long been known to be activated in combinatorial fashion by odorants. A large-scale study now reveals that inhibition of receptors by odorants is comparably prevalent and combinatorial.

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MeSH terms

Animals
Mammals
Odorants
Receptors, Odorant* / genetics

Substances

Receptors, Odorant