Projektdatenbank (ab 2004)

Projektnummer

0053266

Zusammenfassung

In most mammals, conspecific chemical communication controls complex social and sexual behavior. Information about individuality, social and reproductive status is conveyed by pheromones. Despite their fundamental significance, the basic chemosensory mechanisms of social communication remain largely unknown. To uncover the cellular and molecular architecture of mammalian pheromone sensing, molecular, biochemical, physiological, and behavioral techniques in wildtype and mutant mouse models will be used. The research aims to challenge existing models of signal transduction in the accesso...