Subchronic and mild social defeat stress downregulates peripheral expression of sweet and umami taste receptors in male mice.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2021.09.063
Abstract: Depression is associated with taste disorders; however, the mechanisms by which mental stress affects taste perception are not well understood. This study aimed to elucidate the effects of psychosocial stress on peripheral taste-sensing systems using… read more here.
Keywords: taste; sweet umami; male mice; stress ... See more keywords
Development of Full Sweet, Umami, and Bitter Taste Responsiveness Requires Regulator of G protein Signaling-21 (RGS21)
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DOI: 10.1093/chemse/bjy024
Abstract: The mammalian tastes of sweet, umami, and bitter are initiated by activation of G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) of the T1R and T2R families on taste receptor cells. GPCRs signal via nucleotide exchange and hydrolysis, the… read more here.
Keywords: taste; sweet umami; protein signaling; rgs21 ... See more keywords
Sodium–Taste Cells Require Skn-1a for Generation and Share Molecular Features with Sweet, Umami, and Bitter Taste Cells
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DOI: 10.1523/eneuro.0385-20.2020
Abstract: Abstract Taste buds are maintained via continuous turnover of taste bud cells derived from local epithelial stem cells. A transcription factor Skn-1a (also known as Pou2f3) is required for the generation of sweet, umami (savory),… read more here.
Keywords: taste cells; sodium taste; taste; salty taste ... See more keywords