Recent research on cellular mechanisms of peripheral taste has defined transduction
pathways involving membrane receptors, G proteins, second messengers, and ion …

Much of our appreciation of food is due to the excitement of the perception of “sweet” and
“umami” taste. With a special focus on natural products, this Review gives a summary of …

This book provides the reader with an account of some of the experimental evidence on
which our present knowledge is based. The third edition of this highly successful book has …

A longstanding question in taste research concerns taste coding and, in particular, how
broadly are individual taste bud cells tuned to taste qualities (sweet, bitter, umami, salty, and …

Receptor proteins for photoreception have been studied for several decades. More recently,
putative receptors for olfaction have been isolated and characterized. In contrast, no …

▪ Abstract Taste receptor cells respond to gustatory stimuli using a complex arrangement of
receptor molecules, signaling cascades, and ion channels. When stimulated, these cells …

A family of approximately 30 TAS2R bitter taste receptors has been identified in mammals.
Their genes evolved through adaptive diversification and are linked to chromosomal loci …

Except for taste bud cells, all sensory receptor cells and neurons have been shown to
originate from neurogenic ectoderm (ie, neural tube, neural crest, or ectodermal placodes) …

Abstract Analysis of single-cell RNA-Seq data can provide insights into the specific functions
of individual cell types that compose complex tissues. Here, we examined gene expression …

Sensory organs are specialized to detect and decode stimuli in terms of intensity and quality.
In the gustatory system, the process of identifying and distinguishing taste qualities (eg bitter …