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Abstract

Biochemical and electrophysiological studies suggest that odorants induce responses in olfactory sensory neurons via an adenylate cyclase cascade mediated by a G protein. An olfactory-specific guanosine triphosphate (GTP)-binding protein α subunit has now been characterized and evidence is presented suggesting that this G protein, termed G olf , mediates olfaction. Messenger RNA that encodes G olfα is expressed in olfactory neuroephithelium but not in six other tissues tested. Moreover, within the olfactory epithelium, G olfα appears to be expressed only by the sensory neurons. Specific antisera were used to localize G olfα protein to the sensory apparatus of the receptor neurons. G olfα shares extensive amino acid identity (88 percent) with the stimulatory G protein, G sα . The expression of G olfα in S49 cyc - kin - cells, a line deficient in endogenous stimulatory G proteins, demonstrates its capacity to stimulate adenylate cyclase in a heterologous system.

Authors 2
  1. David T. Jones (first)
  2. Randall R. Reed (additional)
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@article{Jones_1989, title={G olf  : an Olfactory Neuron Specific-G Protein Involved in Odorant Signal Transduction}, volume={244}, ISSN={1095-9203}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.2499043}, DOI={10.1126/science.2499043}, number={4906}, journal={Science}, publisher={American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)}, author={Jones, David T. and Reed, Randall R.}, year={1989}, month=may, pages={790–795} }