Cloning and characterization of SLP3: a novel member of the stomatin family expressed by olfactory receptor neurons.
The detection of odorants with high sensitivity and specificity utilizes specialized transduction proteins that may be assembled into complexes to afford enhanced speed and efficiency in olfactory neurons. We have used a differential cDNA screening technique to identify novel gene products that display restricted expression within the olfactory epithelium. Here we report the characterization of an olfactory neuronal protein, SLP3, which shares extensive homology with the stomatin family of membrane proteins. Other stomatin family members have been implicated in specific interactions with ion channels and G protein-coupled receptors. The pattern of SLP3 mRNA expression during embryonic development and the subcellular localization of the SLP3 protein in mature olfactory neurons observed here is consistent with a specific role for this protein in the assembly, translocation, or function of the odorant transduction complex in olfactory neurons.
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- Sequence Homology, Amino Acid
- Sequence Alignment
- Rats
- RNA, Messenger
- Otorhinolaryngology
- Olfactory Receptor Neurons
- Olfactory Pathways
- Nerve Tissue Proteins
- Multigene Family
- Molecular Sequence Data
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Published In
DOI
ISSN
Publication Date
Volume
Issue
Start / End Page
Location
Related Subject Headings
- Sequence Homology, Amino Acid
- Sequence Alignment
- Rats
- RNA, Messenger
- Otorhinolaryngology
- Olfactory Receptor Neurons
- Olfactory Pathways
- Nerve Tissue Proteins
- Multigene Family
- Molecular Sequence Data