Mosaic cellular patterning in the nose: Adhesion molecules give their two scents
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The sense of smell is mediated by the olfactory epithelium, which is composed of a mosaic pattern of olfactory sensory cells surrounded by supporting cells. In this issue, Katsunuma et al. (2016. J. Cell Biol. http://dx.doi.org/10.1083/jcb.201509020) show that the differential expression of nectins and cadherins establishes this pattern.
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دوره 212 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2016