Taste receptors were first identified on the tongue, where they initiate a signaling pathway
that communicates information to the brain about the nutrient content or potential toxicity of …

Evidence is emerging that shows taste receptors serve functions outside of taste sensation
of the tongue. Taste receptors have been found in tissue across the human body, including …

Taste receptors, first identified on the tongue, are best known for their role in guiding our
dietary preferences. The expression of taste receptors for umami, sweet, and bitter have …

Taste receptors are receptor proteins that detect ligands belonging to the 5 taste modalities:
sweet, bitter, sour, salty, and umami. Taste receptors are not restricted to taste cells in taste …

Taste receptors in the oral cavity guide our preferences for foods, preventing toxic ingestions
and encouraging proper nutrient consumption. More recently, expression of taste receptors …

Over the past several years, taste receptors have emerged as key players in the regulation
of innate immune defenses in the mammalian respiratory tract. Several cell types in the …

Taste receptors on the tongue communicate information to the brain about the nutrient
content or potential toxicity of ingested foods. However, recent research has now shown that …

The G-protein-coupled receptor molecules and downstream effectors that are used by taste
buds to detect sweet, bitter, and savory tastes are also utilized by chemoresponsive cells of …

Taste is a discriminative sense involving specialized receptor cells of the oral cavity (taste
buds) and at least two distinct families of G protein-coupled receptor molecules that detect …

Bitter (T2R) and sweet (T1R) taste receptors have been implicated in sinonasal innate
immunity and in the pathophysiology of chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS). Taste receptors are …