Odor suppression of voltage-gated currents contributes to the odor-induced response in olfactory neurons

Olfactory chemotransduction involves a signaling cascade. In addition to triggering transduction, odors suppress ion conductances. By stimulating with brief odorant pulses, we observed a current associated with odor-induced suppression of voltage-gated conductances and studied its time dependence. We characterized this suppression current in isolated Caudiverbera caudiverbera olfactory neurons. All four voltage-gated currents are suppressed by odor pulses in almost every neuron, and suppression is caused by odors inducing excitation and by those inducing inhibition, indicating a nonselective phenomenon, in contrast to transduction. Suppression has a 10-fold shorter latency than transduction. Suppression was more pronounced when odors were applied to the soma than to the cilia, opposite to transduction. Suppression was also present in rat olfactory neurons. Furthermore, we could induce it in Drosophila photoreceptor cells, demonstrating its independence from the chemotransduction cascade. We show that odor concentrations causing suppression are similar to those triggering chemotransduction and that both suppression and transduction contribute to the odor response in isolated olfactory neurons. Furthermore, suppression affects spiking, implying a possible physiological role in olfaction.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

1999

Erschienen:

1999

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:277

Enthalten in:

The American journal of physiology - 277(1999), 6 vom: 17. Dez., Seite C1086-99

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Sanhueza, M [VerfasserIn]
Bacigalupo, J [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

80748-12-5
Acyclic Monoterpenes
Aldehydes
Citralva
Citronellal
Geraniol
Ion Channels
Journal Article
L837108USY
Monoterpenes
Nitriles
QB99VZZ7GZ
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Terpenes

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Date Completed 20.01.2000

Date Revised 10.12.2019

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1152/ajpcell.1999.277.6.C1086

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM105305480