期刊
JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE
卷 24, 期 11, 页码 2602-2611出版社
SOC NEUROSCIENCE
DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.5192-03.2004
关键词
olfaction; enantiomers; odor coding; glomerulus; insect; electrophysiology; intracellular recording
资金
- NIDCD NIH HHS [R01-DC-02751, R01 DC002751] Funding Source: Medline
Projection neurons (PNs) with arborizations in the sexually dimorphic lateral large female glomerulus (latLFG) in the antennal lobe (AL) of the moth Manduca sexta previously were shown to respond preferentially to antennal stimulation with (+/-) linalool, a volatile compound commonly emitted by plants. In the present study, using intracellular recording and staining techniques, we examined the responsiveness of latLFG-PNs to the enantiomers, (+) linalool and (-) linalool and found that ( 1) latLFG-PNs are more responsive to antennal stimulation with (+) linalool than with (-) linalool, ( 2) PNs with arborizations in a glomerulus adjacent to the latLFG are preferentially responsive to (-) linalool, and ( 3) PNs with arborizations confined to other glomeruli near the latLFG are equally responsive to both enantiomers of linalool. Structure-activity studies showed that the hydroxyl group in this tertiary terpene alcohol is the key feature of the molecule determining the response of enantioselective PNs to linalool. In contrast, the responses of non-enantioselective PNs are less dependent on the alcoholic functionality of linalool. Our findings show that PNs innervating a uniquely identifiable glomerulus respond preferentially to a particular enantiomer of an odor substance. Moreover, PNs with arborizations in a glomerulus adjacent to the latLFG, although less sensitive than latLFG-PNs to linalool, respond preferentially to the opposite enantiomer, demonstrating that information about stimulus-absolute configuration can be encoded in different olfactory glomeruli.
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