Olfactory receptors: Making sense (and antisense) of monogenic expression

Richard Benton  ¹

• PMID: 41401789
• DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2025.11.002

Abstract

Monogenic expression of odorant receptors (ORs) in individual sensory neurons is a hallmark of olfactory systems in insects and vertebrates. New studies highlight how transcriptional interference and antisense transcription might ensure such selectivity in large OR arrays of social insects.