title: Mosaic cellular patterning in the nose: Adhesion molecules give their two scents.
abstract: The sense of smell is mediated by the olfactory epithelium, which is composed of a mosaic pattern of olfactory sensory cells surrounded by supporting cells. In this issue, Katsunuma et al. (2016. J. Cell Biol. http://dx.doi.org/10.1083/jcb.201509020) show that the differential expression of nectins and cadherins establishes this pattern.
authors.affiliation: UTSA Neurosciences Institute, Department of Biology, University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX 78249 gerard.beaudoin@utsa.edu.
authors.forename: Gerard M J
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Beaudoin
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D015820:Cadherins / Q000378:metabolism*; D015815:Cell Adhesion Molecules / Q000378:metabolism*; D009831:Olfactory Mucosa / Q000166:cytology* / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D015820:Cadherins; D015815:Cell Adhesion Molecules