To clarify the regional differences in the expression and functional significance of Gα-
gustducin in soft palate (SP) and fungiform (FF) taste buds, we examined the coexpression …

The sense of taste enables vertebrates in their natural ecosystem to select suitable foods
and to consume species‐appropriate diets. To this end the oral taste receptors serve the …

In gustatory receptor neurons (GRNs) in Drosophila melanogaster, Gr5a and one of the
Gr64s encode sugar receptors with seven transmembrane domains. Previously, we have …

Taste is indispensable for vertebrate to find a proper way of living by selection of foods at
their discretion. It is also a mainstay in the construction of human culture and the food …

Sweet taste sensitivity in obese rats with lesions of the ventromedial hypothalamus (VMH)
was studied by examining chorda tympani nerve responses to various taste stimuli including …

In vertebrates, chemosensitivity of nutrients occurs through the activation of taste receptors
coupled with G-protein subunits, including α-transducin (G αtran) and α-gustducin (G αgust) …

Each taste bud cell (TBC) type responds to a different taste. Previously, we showed that an
unidentified cell type (s) functionally expresses a muscarinic acetylcholine (ACh) receptor …

G protein–coupled taste receptors include the type 1 taste receptor sweet and umami
receptors and the type 2 taste receptor bitter receptors, which are expressed in …

As an initial step in the study of the role of G proteins in signal transduction in Sporothrix
schenckii, we identified a Gαi subunit using different experimental approaches. Western …

The sensing of the nutritional level of the body fluid is pivotal for maintaining homeostasis in
animals. However, it is not yet understood how the cells detect nutritional levels. In the …