Minghong Ma Lab

Selected Publications

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Zhang Y-F, Wu J, Wang Y, Johnson NL, Bhattarai JP, Li G, Wang W, Guevara C, Shoenhard H, Fuccillo V, Wesson DW, Ma M (2023). Ventral striatal islands of Calleja neurons bidirectionally mediate depression-like behaviors in mice. Nature Communications, 14: 6887. 

Cansler HL, In 't Zandt EE, Carlson KS, Khan WT, Ma M, Wesson DW (2023). Organization and engagement of a prefrontal-olfactory network during olfactory selective attention. Cerebral Cortex, 33:1504-1526.

Janke E, Zhang M, Ryu SE, Bhattarai JP, Schreck MR, Moberly AH, Luo W, Ding L, Wesson DW, Ma M (2022). Machine learning-based clustering and classification of mouse behaviors via respiratory patterns. iScience, 25:105625. 

Schreck MR, Zhuang L, Janke E, Moberly AH, Bhattarai JP, Gottfried JA, Wesson DW, Ma M (2022). State-dependent olfactory processing in freely behaving mice. Cell Reports, 38:110450.

Zhang Y-F, Vargas Cifuentes L, Wright KN, Bhattarai JP, Mohrhardt J, Fleck D, Janke E, Jiang C, Cranfill SL, Goldstein N, Schreck M, Moberly AH, Yu Y, Arenkiel BR, Betley JN, Luo W, Stegmaier J, Wesson DW, Spehr M, Fuccillo V, Ma M (2021). Ventral striatal Islands of Calleja neurons control grooming in mice. Nature Neuroscience, 24:1699-1710.

Bhattarai JP, Schreck M, Moberly AH, Luo W, Ma M (2020). Aversive learning increases release probability of olfactory sensory neurons. Current Biology, 30:31-41.

Moberly AH, Schreck M, Bhattarai JP, Zweifel LS, Luo W, Ma M (2018). Olfactory inputs modulate respiration-related rhythmic activity in the prefrontal cortex and freezing behavior. Nature Communications, 9: 1528. 

Yu Y, Moberly AH, Bhattarai JP, Duan C, Zheng Q, Li F, Huang H, Olson W, Luo W, Wen T, Yu H, Ma M (2017). The stem cell marker Lgr5 defines a subset of postmitotic neurons in the olfactory bulb. Journal of Neuroscience, 37: 9403-9414.

de March CA, Yu Y, Ni MJ, Adipietro KA, Matsunami H, Ma M, Golebiowski J (2015). Conserved residues control activation of mammalian G Protein-coupled odorant receptors. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 137: 8611-8616. 

Yu Y†, de March CA†, Ni MJ, Adipietro KA, Golebiowski J, Matsunami H, Ma M (2015). Responsiveness of G protein-coupled odorant receptors is partially attributed to the activation mechanism. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 112: 14966-14971.

Challis RC, Tian H, Wang J, He J, Jiang J, Chen X, Yin W, Connelly T, Ma L, Yu CR, Pluznick JL, Storm DR, Huang L, Zhao K, Ma M (2015). An olfactory cilia pattern in the mammalian nose ensures high sensitivity to odors. Current Biology, 25: 2503-2512. Commented by Wall CM and Zhao H (2015) Sensory Biology: Novel Peripheral Organization for Better Smell. Current Biology. 25:R833-6.

Connelly T, Yu Y, Grosmaitre X, Wang J, Santarelli LC, Savigner A, Qiao X, Wang Z, Storm DR, Ma M (2015). G Protein-coupled odorant receptors underlie mechanosensitivity in mammalian olfactory sensory neurons. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 112: 590-595. 

Jiang Y, Li YR, Tian H, Ma M, Matsunami H (2015). Muscarinic acetylcholine receptor M3 modulates odorant receptor activity via inhibition of β-Arrestin-2 recruitment. Nature Communications, 6: 6448 (1-15).

Lee AC, He J and Ma M (2011). Olfactory Marker Protein Is Critical for Functional Maturation of Olfactory Sensory Neurons and Development of Mother Preference. Journal of Neuroscience, 31: 2974–2982.

Tan J, Savigner A, Ma M and Luo M (2010). Odor information processing by the olfactory bulb analyzed in gene-targeted mice. Neuron 65: 912-926.

Grosmaitre X, Fuss SH, Lee AC, Adipietro KA, Matsunami H, Mombaerts P and Ma M (2009). SR1, a mouse odorant receptor with an unusually broad response profile. Journal of Neuroscience, 29: 14545-14552.

Grosmaitre X, Santarelli LC, Tan J, Luo M and Ma M (2007). Dual functions of mammalian olfactory sensory neurons as odor detectors and mechanical sensors. Nature Neuroscience, 10: 348-354. Featured in Research Highlights in Nature (March 1, 2007), 446:5.

Grosmaitre X, Vassalli A, Mombaerts P, Shepherd GM and Ma M (2006). Odorant responses of olfactory sensory neurons expressing the odorant receptor MOR23: a patch clamp analysis in gene-targeted mice. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 103: 1970-1975. Featured in “In This Issue” by PNAS.