Nature Communications (Sep 2021)

Olfactory bulb astrocytes mediate sensory circuit processing through Sox9 in the mouse brain

  • Kevin Ung,
  • Teng-Wei Huang,
  • Brittney Lozzi,
  • Junsung Woo,
  • Elizabeth Hanson,
  • Brandon Pekarek,
  • Burak Tepe,
  • Debosmita Sardar,
  • Yi-Ting Cheng,
  • Gary Liu,
  • Benjamin Deneen,
  • Benjamin R. Arenkiel

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-25444-3
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 12, no. 1
pp. 1 – 15

Abstract

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Astrocytes can regulate neuronal activity. Here, the authors show that astrocyte-specific deletion of Sox9 results in impaired neuronal sensory processing in the mouse adult olfactory bulb.