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ArticleBioEssays : news and reviews in molecular, cellular and developmental biology2020

Neuronal Compartmentalization: A Means to Integrate Sensory Input at the Earliest Stage of Information Processing?

Renny Ng, Shiuan-Tze Wu, Chih-Ying Su

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Article in BioEssays : news and reviews in molecular, cellular and developmental biology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers.

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18citing papers in PubMed
2.4field-weighted citation impact, top 11% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

18 citing papers in PubMed, 49 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Renny NgNeurobiology Section, Division of Biological Sciences, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, 92093, USA.
Shiuan-Tze WuNeurobiology Section, Division of Biological Sciences, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, 92093, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-8445-1882
Chih-Ying SuNeurobiology Section, Division of Biological Sciences, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, 92093, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-0005-1890
University of California San Diego · US

Funding

Genetic analysis of state-dependent chemosensory processingR01DC016466 · NIDCD · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO · PI SU, CHIH-YING · 2017 to 2025
$3.6M
Initial Stages of Olfactory Information ProcessingR01DC015519 · NIDCD · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO · PI SU, CHIH-YING · 2016 to 2020
$1.6M
NIDCD NIH HHS R01 DC015519NIDCD NIH HHS R01DC015519NIDCD NIH HHS R01 DC016466
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In numerous peripheral sense organs, external stimuli are detected by primary sensory neurons compartmentalized within specialized structures composed of cuticular or epithelial tissue. Beyond reflecting developmental constraints, such compartmentalization also provides opportunities for grouped neurons to functionally interact. Here, the authors review and illustrate the prevalence of these structural units, describe characteristics of compartmentalized neurons, and consider possible interactions between these cells. This article discusses instances of neuronal crosstalk, examples of which are observed in the vertebrate tastebuds and multiple types of arthropod chemosensory hairs. Particular attention is paid to insect olfaction, which presents especially well-characterized mechanisms of functional, cross-neuronal interactions. These examples highlight the potential impact of peripheral processing, which likely contributes more to signal integration than previously considered. In surveying a wide variety of structural units, it is hoped that this article will stimulate future research that determines whether grouped neurons in other sensory systems can also communicate to impact information processing.

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Neurons, AfferentSmellAnimalsInsectaephaptic interactionlateral inhibitionneuronal compartmentalizationommatidiumsensillumsensory processingtaste buds

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PMID32613656
PMCPMC7864560
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