NatureAnimalsAntsGene Expression RegulationOlfactory Receptor NeuronsPromoter Regions
Transcriptional interferences ensure one olfactory receptor per ant neuron.
Bogdan Sieriebriennikov, Olena Kolumba, Aurore de Beaurepaire, Jennifer Wu, Valentina Fambri, Eva Bardol, Yuwei Zhong, Ildar Gainetdinov, Danny Reinberg, Hua Yan, Claude Desplan
Published: 202510.1038/s41586-025-09664-x
Abstract
To ensure specificity, sensory neurons must select and express a single receptor from often vast gene families, adhering to the rule of 'one receptor per neuron'. For example, each olfactory sensory neuron in mammals expresses only one odorant recept…
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