Fig. 10.

Fig. 10.

Ionocyte types and their proposed function in the zebrafish larval olfactory epithelium. (A) Schematic diagram to show the arrangement of HR- and NaR-like ionocyte pairs and NCC-like ionocytes in the zebrafish larval olfactory epithelium. The NCC-like cells have variable morphologies, some with a rounded microvillous apical surface. The diagram illustrates approximate cell shapes (not to scale). (B) Model for the contribution of olfactory ionocytes to ionic homeostasis in the zebrafish olfactory epithelium. This is a tentative proposal, based on mRNA expression data (see Figs. 1–4 and Supplementary Tables) and comparison to ionocytes in other tissues (see text for citations). The number and subcellular location of the relevant proteins in olfactory ionocytes have not yet been validated. Protein names in bold blue text are based on validated mRNA expression patterns in this study. Color coding as in panel A. The dotted line indicates the proposed paracellular pathway, via a shallow tight junction, between the HR-like and NaR-like olfactory ionocyte pair. This provides a route for recycling chloride ions, generated by sensory transduction in OSNs, within the OSN zone. Abbreviations: AE1 (Slc4a1b), anion exchanger 1; BC, basal cell; CACC, calcium-activated chloride channel; Clcn2c, chloride channel 2c; CNGC, cyclic-nucleotide-gated calcium channel; MCC, multiciliated cell; NCC (Slc12a10.2), sodium-chloride symporter; NCX, sodium-calcium exchanger; NHE (Slc9a3.2), sodium-proton exchanger; NKA (Atp1b1b, with cell-type-specific expression of alpha subunits), sodium-potassium ATPase; NKCC1 (Slc12a2), sodium-potassium-chloride cotransporter 1; OR, odorant receptor (GPCR), with odorant ligand (red asterisks); OSN, olfactory sensory neuron; PMCA, plasma membrane calcium ATPase; PMCA2 (Atp2b2.1), plasma membrane calcium ATPase 2; SC, supporting cell; SkC, skin cell; Trpv6, transient receptor potential vanilloid 6 (epithelial calcium channel).