Spatial transcriptomics redraws the olfactory map.
basic_science · Level V
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Abstract
Two studies in this issue of Cell, by Bintu et al. and Brann et al., overturn the long-standing zonal model of olfactory receptor organization. Using image-based spatial transcriptomics, they reveal that receptors occupy reproducible positions along continuous gradients, coupling receptor choice to axonal targeting through a shared molecular code.
Medical subject headings
- Spatial Transcriptomics
- Receptors, Odorant
- Olfactory Receptor Neurons