Koyama Kazushi, Kawabata Fuminori
Graduate School of Agriculture and Life Science, Hirosaki University, Hirosaki, Aomori 036-8561, Japan.
Physiology of Domestic Animals, Faculty of Agriculture and Life Science, Hirosaki University, Hirosaki, Aomori 036-8561, Japan.
J Poult Sci. 2025 Jul 18;62:2025019. doi: 10.2141/jpsa.2025019. eCollection 2025.
Olfaction plays a key role in the selection and acquisition of feed as well as its vision and gustation. Although olfactory behavior in chickens is speculated to depend on olfactory receptors, trace-amine-associated receptors (TAARs), and its signaling pathway, insufficient information is available regarding the expression of these molecules in chicken olfactory epithelium. Here, we investigated whether genes encoding representative olfactory receptors, TAARs, and olfactory signaling pathway molecules were expressed in this tissue. Based on real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction and agarose gel electrophoresis, we confirmed the expression of 18 olfactory receptors, three TAARs, and six signaling pathway genes, suggesting that chickens possess molecular mechanisms for capturing odorants and transducing olfactory signals.
嗅觉在饲料的选择、获取以及视觉和味觉方面都起着关键作用。尽管推测鸡的嗅觉行为依赖于嗅觉受体、痕量胺相关受体(TAARs)及其信号通路,但关于这些分子在鸡嗅觉上皮中的表达信息却十分有限。在此,我们研究了编码代表性嗅觉受体、TAARs和嗅觉信号通路分子的基因是否在该组织中表达。基于实时定量聚合酶链反应和琼脂糖凝胶电泳,我们证实了18种嗅觉受体、3种TAARs和6种信号通路基因的表达,这表明鸡具备捕获气味分子和转导嗅觉信号的分子机制。