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ArticleBMC neuroscience2015

Intracellular chloride concentration of the mouse vomeronasal neuron.

SangSeong Kim, Limei Ma, Jay Unruh, Sean McKinney, C Ron Yu

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Article in BMC neuroscience, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

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11citing papers in PubMed
0.9field-weighted citation impact, top 31% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

11 citing papers in PubMed, 22 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

SangSeong KimStowers Institute for Medical Research, 1000 East 50th Street, Kansas City, MO, 64110, USA. talpiot@hanyang.ac.kr.
Limei MaStowers Institute for Medical Research, 1000 East 50th Street, Kansas City, MO, 64110, USA. lim@stowers.org.
Jay UnruhStowers Institute for Medical Research, 1000 East 50th Street, Kansas City, MO, 64110, USA. jru@stowers.org.
Sean McKinneyStowers Institute for Medical Research, 1000 East 50th Street, Kansas City, MO, 64110, USA. smc@stowers.org.
C Ron YuStowers Institute for Medical Research, 1000 East 50th Street, Kansas City, MO, 64110, USA. cry@stowers.org.
Stowers Institute for Medical Research · US

Funding

Genetic Mapping of Functional Vomeronasal CircuitsR01DC008003 · NIDCD · STOWERS INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH · PI YU, CONGRONG RON · 2006 to 2020
$5.7M
NIDCD NIH HHS R01 DC008003PHS HHS NIDCD 008003
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe vomeronasal organ (VNO) is specialized in detecting pheromone and heterospecific cues in the environment. Recent studies demonstrate the involvement of multiple ion channels in VNO signal transduction, including the calcium-activated chloride channels (CACCs). Opening of CACCs appears to result in activation of VNO neuron through outflow of Cl(-) ions. However, the intracellular Cl(-) concentration remains undetermined.

resultsWe used the chloride ion quenching dye, MQAE, to measure the intracellular Cl(-) concentration of VNO neuron in live VNO slices. The resting Cl(-) concentration in the VNO neurons is measured at 84.73 mM. Urine activation of the VNO neurons causes a drop in Cl(-) concentration, consistent with the notion of an efflux of Cl(-) to depolarize the cells. Similar observation is made for VNO neurons from mice with deletion of the transient receptor potential canonical channel 2 (TRPC2), which have a resting Cl(-) concentrations at 81 mM.

conclusionsThe VNO neurons rest at high intracellular Cl(-) concentration, which can lead to depolarization of the cell when chloride channels open. These results also provide additional support of TRPC2-independent pathway of VNO activation.

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AnimalsAnionsChloride ChannelsChloridesFemaleIntracellular SpaceMaleMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutNeuronsPheromonesSmellTissue Culture TechniquesTRPC Cation ChannelsUrineVoltage-Sensitive Dye ImagingAnionsChloride ChannelsChloridesPheromonesTrpc2 protein, mouseTRPC Cation Channels

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PMID26667019
PMCPMC4678706
OpenAlexW2255523442

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