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ArticleChemical senses2021

Automated quantification of vomeronasal glomeruli number, size, and color composition after immunofluorescent staining.

Shahab Bahreini Jangjoo, Jennifer M Lin, Farhood Etaati, Sydney Fearnley, Jean-François Cloutier, Alexander Khmaladze, Paolo E Forni

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Article in Chemical senses, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 citing papers in PubMed, 3 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.

Shahab Bahreini JangjooDepartment of Physics, University at Albany, Albany, NY, USA.
Jennifer M LinDepartment of Biological Sciences, University at Albany, Albany, NY, USA.
Farhood EtaatiSchool of Electrical and Computer Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran.
Sydney FearnleyThe Neuro, 3801 University, Montréal, QC H3A 2B4, Canada.
Jean-François CloutierThe Neuro, 3801 University, Montréal, QC H3A 2B4, Canada.
Alexander KhmaladzeDepartment of Physics, University at Albany, Albany, NY, USA.
Paolo E ForniDepartment of Biological Sciences, University at Albany, Albany, NY, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-6547-3464
University at Albany, State University of New York · USMontreal Neurological Institute and Hospital · CAUniversity of Tehran · IR

Funding

Understanding the role of the transcription factor Gli3 in Kallmann syndrome and normosmic forms of idiopathic hypogonadotropic hypogonadism.R01HD097331 · NICHD · STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT ALBANY · PI Paolo E Forni · 2019 to 2026
$2.2M
Molecular Mechanisms Controlling Differentiation and Circuit Formation of Vomeronasal Sensory NeuronsR01DC017149 · NIDCD · STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT ALBANY · PI FORNI, PAOLO E · 2019 to 2023
$1.8M
A novel phase and spectroscopic imaging technique to evaluate mitochondrial dynamicsR01DA047410 · NIDA · STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT ALBANY · PI KHMALADZE, ALEXANDER, MAHAJAN, SUPRIYA DINKAR · 2019 to 2021
$1.1M
Role of inductive signals released by nasal mesenchyme and brain in controlling terminal nerve development and GnRH-1 neuronal migrationR15HD096411 · NICHD · STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT ALBANY · PI FORNI, PAOLO E · 2018 to 2018
$450k
Canadian Institutes for Health ResearchNatural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of CanadaNICHD NIH HHS R01 HD097331NICHD NIH HHS R15 HD096411NIDA NIH HHS R01 DA047410NIDCD NIH HHS R01 DC017149
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Glomeruli are neuropil-rich regions of the main or accessory olfactory bulbs (AOB) where the axons of olfactory or vomeronasal neurons and dendrites of mitral/tufted cells form synaptic connections. In the main olfactory system, olfactory sensory neurons (OSNs) expressing the same receptor innervate 1 or 2 glomeruli. However, in the accessory olfactory system, vomeronasal sensory neurons (VSNs) expressing the same receptor can innervate up to 30 different glomeruli in the AOB. Genetic mutation disrupting genes with a role in defining the identity/diversity of olfactory and vomeronasal neurons can alter the number and size of glomeruli. Interestingly, 2 cell surface molecules, Kirrel2 and Kirrel3, have been indicated as playing a critical role in the organization of axons into glomeruli in the AOB. Being able to quantify differences in glomeruli features, such as number, size, or immunoreactivity for specific markers, is an important experimental approach to validate the role of specific genes in controlling neuronal connectivity and circuit formation in either control or mutant animals. Since the manual recognition and quantification of glomeruli on digital images is a challenging and time-consuming task, we generated a program in Python able to identify glomeruli in digital images and quantify their properties, such as size, number, and pixel intensity. Validation of our program indicates that our script is a fast and suitable tool for high-throughput quantification of glomerular features of mouse lines with different genetic makeup.

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Olfactory Receptor NeuronsVomeronasal OrganAnimalsAxonsMembrane ProteinsMiceOlfactory BulbStaining and LabelingKirrel3 protein, mouseMembrane Proteinsaccessory olfactory bulbadaptive thresholdautomated quantificationsglomerulivomeronasal organ

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