Vomeronasal organ: pheromone recognition with a twist.

abstract

• Pheromones are detected by the vomeronasal organ using members of two receptor superfamilies: the V1Rs and V2Rs. New studies show that MHC class I molecules are co-expressed in particular combinations with specific V2Rs in the vomeronasal organ. The role of these MHC molecules is unknown, but they may be of considerable biological significance.

authors

• Amrein, Hubert

published proceedings

• Curr Biol

author list (cited authors)

• Thorne, N., & Amrein, H.

complete list of authors

• Thorne, Natasha||Amrein, Hubert

publisher

• Elsevier  Publisher

published in

• Current Biology  Journal

keywords

• Animals
• Chemoreceptor Cells
• Histocompatibility Antigens Class II
• Mice
• Pheromones
• Receptors, Vasopressin
• Vomeronasal Organ

PubMed Central ID

• 12646145

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1016/s0960-9822(03)00154-4

start page

• R220

end page

• R222

volume

• 13

issue

• 6