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ArticleScientific reports2016

Differential Odour Coding of Isotopomers in the Honeybee Brain.

Marco Paoli, Andrea Anesi, Renzo Antolini, Graziano Guella, Giorgio Vallortigara, Albrecht Haase

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Article in Scientific reports, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers.

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15 citing papers in PubMed, 28 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Marco PaoliUniversity of Trento, Center for Mind/Brain Sciences, Rovereto, 38068, Italy.
Andrea AnesiUniversity of Trento, Department of Physics, Trento, 38123, Italy.
Renzo AntoliniUniversity of Trento, Center for Mind/Brain Sciences, Rovereto, 38068, Italy.
Graziano GuellaUniversity of Trento, Department of Physics, Trento, 38123, Italy.
Giorgio VallortigaraUniversity of Trento, Center for Mind/Brain Sciences, Rovereto, 38068, Italy.
Albrecht HaaseUniversity of Trento, Center for Mind/Brain Sciences, Rovereto, 38068, Italy.
University of Trento · IT

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The shape recognition model of olfaction maintains that odorant reception probes physicochemical properties such as size, shape, electric charge, and hydrophobicity of the ligand. Recently, insects were shown to distinguish common from deuterated isotopomers of the same odorant, suggesting the involvement of other molecular properties to odorant reception. Via two-photon functional microscopy we investigated how common and deuterated isoforms of natural odorants are coded within the honeybee brain. Our results provide evidence that (i) different isotopomers generate different neuronal activation maps, (ii) isotopomer sensitivity is a general mechanism common to multiple odorant receptors, and (iii) isotopomer specificity is highly consistent across individuals. This indicates that honeybee's olfactory system discriminates between isotopomers of the same odorant, suggesting that other features, such as molecular vibrations, may contribute to odour signal transduction.

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SmellAnimalsBeesBenzaldehydesBrainBrain MappingDeuteriumInsect ProteinsOctanolsOdorantsReceptors, OdorantbenzaldehydeBenzaldehydesDeuteriumInsect ProteinsOctanolsReceptors, Odorant

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PMID26899989
PMCPMC4762004
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