Immunohistochemical analysis for G protein in the olfactory organs of soft-shelled turtle, Pelodiscus sinensis

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  • NAKAMUTA Shoko
    Laboratory of Veterinary Anatomy, Iwate University, 3–18–8 Ueda, Morioka, Iwate 020–8550, Japan
  • YOKOSUKA Makoto
    Laboratory of Comparative Medicine, Nippon Veterinary and Life Science University, 1–7–1 Kyonancho, Musashino, Tokyo180–8602, Japan
  • TANIGUCHI Kazumi
    Laboratory of Veterinary Anatomy, School of Veterinary Medicine, Kitasato University, 23–35–1 Higashi, Towada, Aomori 034–8628, Japan
  • YAMAMOTO Yoshio
    Laboratory of Veterinary Anatomy, Iwate University, 3–18–8 Ueda, Morioka, Iwate 020–8550, Japan United Graduate School of Veterinary Sciences, Gifu University, 1–1 Yanagido, Gifu, Gifu 501–1193, Japan
  • NAKAMUTA Nobuaki
    Laboratory of Veterinary Anatomy, Iwate University, 3–18–8 Ueda, Morioka, Iwate 020–8550, Japan United Graduate School of Veterinary Sciences, Gifu University, 1–1 Yanagido, Gifu, Gifu 501–1193, Japan

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  • Immunohistochemical analysis for G protein in the olfactory organs of soft-shelled turtle, <i>Pelodiscus sinensis</i>

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In turtles, the epithelia lining the upper and lower chambers of the nasal cavity project axons to the ventral and dorsal parts of the olfactory bulbs, respectively. In a semi-aquatic soft-shelled turtle, Pelodiscus sinensis, more than 1,000 odorant receptor genes have been found, but it is not known where they are expressed. In this study, we aimed to clarify the distribution of cells expressing these genes in the olfactory organs of soft-shelled turtles. Immunoreactions for the Gαolf, the α subunit of G protein coupled to the odorant receptors, were detected on the surface of epithelia lining both the upper and lower chambers of the nasal cavity. The receptor cells in the epithelium of both chambers possessed cilia on the tip of their dendrites, whereas microvillous, non-ciliated, receptor cells were not found. These data suggest that the odorant receptor genes are expressed by the ciliated receptor cells in the upper and lower chamber epithelia. Precise location of the vomeronasal epithelium is not known at present.

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