期刊
CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR LIFE SCIENCES
卷 78, 期 12, 页码 5069-5082出版社
SPRINGER BASEL AG
DOI: 10.1007/s00018-021-03829-3
关键词
Neuronal differentiation; Tfap2e/AP-2 epsilon Neurogenesis; Olfactory placode; Transcription factor
资金
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development of the National Institutes of Health [R15-HD096411, R01-HD097331/HD/NICHD]
- National Institute of Deafness and Other Communication Disorders of the National Institutes of Health [R01-DC017149]
The VNO is a sensory organ in rodents, developing from the olfactory placode during embryonic stage. While most vertebrate species have a VNO structure, many species including humans do not have a functional VNO after birth. VSNs in the VNO express different receptors and play a role in the accessory olfactory system coordinating social and sexual behaviors.
The vomeronasal organ (VNO) is sensory organ located in the ventral region of the nasal cavity in rodents. The VNO develops from the olfactory placode during the secondary invagination of olfactory pit. The embryonic vomeronasal structure appears as a neurogenic area where migratory neuronal populations like endocrine gonadotropin-releasing hormone-1 (GnRH-1) neurons form. Even though embryonic vomeronasal structures are conserved across most vertebrate species, many species including humans do not have a functional VNO after birth. The vomeronasal epithelium (VNE) of rodents is composed of two major types of vomeronasal sensory neurons (VSNs): (1) VSNs distributed in the apical VNE regions that express vomeronasal type-1 receptors (V1Rs) and the G protein subunit G alpha i2, and (2) VSNs in the basal territories of the VNE that express vomeronasal type-2 receptors (V2Rs) and the G subunit G alpha o. Recent studies identified a third subclass of G alpha i2 and G alpha o VSNs that express the formyl peptide receptor family. VSNs expressing V1Rs or V2Rs send their axons to distinct regions of the accessory olfactory bulb (AOB). Together, VNO and AOB form the accessory olfactory system (AOS), an olfactory subsystem that coordinates the social and sexual behaviors of many vertebrate species. In this review, we summarize our current understanding of cellular and molecular mechanisms that underlie VNO development. We also discuss open questions for study, which we suggest will further enhance our understanding of VNO morphogenesis at embryonic and postnatal stages.
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