Individual recognition in mice mediated by major urinary proteins

By Jane Hurst, Caroline E. Payne, C. Nevison, A. D. Marie, R. E. Humphries, D. Robertson, A. Cavaggioni, R. Beynon. 2001

571 citations recorded by the source corpus.

Subfields: Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Nutrition and Dietetics, Sensory Systems

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In Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience

1. C. Mucignat-Caretta
2. M. Redaelli
3. A. Cavaggioni
4. Jane Hurst
5. G. Mason

In Nutrition and Dietetics

1. Jane Hurst

In Sensory Systems

1. C. Mucignat-Caretta
2. Jane Hurst
3. M. Redaelli
4. A. Cavaggioni
5. S. Beltran-Bech
6. Freddie-Jeanne Richard

Citations in the corpus

• The evolutionary ecology of the major histocompatibility complex (2006, background): “Although the process is not fully understood, MHC genes can affect the concentration of volatile acids that produce odour in sweat or urine (Yamazaki et al, 1979; Singh et al, 1987; Wedekind et al, 1995; Wedekind and Furi, 1997; Hurst et al, 2001; Beauchamp and Yamazaki, 2003; Santos et al, 2004).”
• Pheromone binding by polymorphic mouse major urinary proteins (2002, background): “A markedly enhanced MUP polymorphism has recently been observed in wild mouse populations (Payne et al. 2001; Hurst et al. 2001a).”
• Disruption of Adult Neurogenesis in the Olfactory Bulb Affects Social Interaction but not Maternal Behavior (2010, unknown): “Alternatively, and although discrimination of individuals is believed to be mediated by olfactory cues (Hurst et al., 2001; Brennan and Kendrick, 2006), females could use other cues to discriminate pups, such as ultrasound vocalizations, although this seems unlikely.”
• Individual recognition by scent (2004, background): “Using competitive countermarking as a functional assay of individual scent ownership recognition, Hurst et al. (2001) showed that MUP pattern was essential for the recognition of own urine marks and those of other males, despite many other genetic differences between outbred wild-derived mice.”
• From house mouse to mouse house: the behavioural biology of free-living Mus musculus and its implications in the laboratory (2004, background): “Less is known about female MUPs, but they are also thought to be used in individual recognition (e.g. Hurst et al., 2001; but see Cavaggioni and Mucignat-Carreta, 2000).”
• Temporal dynamics of social hierarchy formation and maintenance in male mice (2016, background): “MHC class I peptides) to discriminate between and recognize individuals (Brennan, 2009; Hurst et al., 2001).”
• Impact of infection on mate choice (2014, background): “Moreover, the mechanisms responsible for individual recognition have also been investigated and appear to be mediated by major urinary proteins (MUPs) that bind and release small volatile pheromones (Hurst et al., 2001).”
• Airborne molecules released from male mouse urine affect female exploratory behavior (2014, background): “MUP polymorphism apparently provides information concerning species, gender, and social status of the releaser: they may influence the individual recognition of other males (Hurst et al., 2001) or females (Stockley et al., 2013) and can promote aggressive behavior (Chamero et al., 2007).”
• Polymorphism in Major Urinary Proteins: Molecular Heterogeneity in a Wild Mouse Population (2002, background): “, 1999), and we recently provided direct evidence to support this hypothesis (Hurst et al., 2001).”
• The Structure, Stability and Pheromone Binding of the Male Mouse Protein Sex Pheromone Darcin (2014, background): “This individual polymorphism provides an identity signal in urine scents that is used for individual recognition [23,25].”