Immunohistochemical detection of TAS2R38 protein in human taste cells. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2012 The sense of taste plays an important role in the evaluation of the nutrient composition of consumed food. Bitter taste in particular is believed to serve a warning function against the ingestion of poisonous substances.
Maik Behrens +6 more
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Neurological manifestations and neuro-invasive mechanisms of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus type 2 [PDF]
, 2020 Background and purpose Infections with coronaviruses are not always confined to the respiratory tract and various neurological manifestations have been reported.
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Insects, 2022 The red-necked longicorn beetle, Aromia bungii (Faldermann) (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae), is a major destructive, wood-boring pest, which is widespread throughout the world. The sex pheromone of A.
Zhenchen Wu +6 more
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Structure of an insect gustatory receptor
, 2023 SUMMARYGustatory Receptors (GRs) are critical for insect chemosensation and are potential targets for controlling pests and disease vectors. However, GR structures have not been experimentally determined. We present structures ofBombyx moriGr9 (BmGr9), a fructose-gated cation channel, in agonist-free and fructose-bound states.
Heather M. Frank +6 more
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Sweet Taste Is Complex: Signaling Cascades and Circuits Involved in Sweet Sensation
Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 2021 Sweetness is the preferred taste of humans and many animals, likely because sugars are a primary source of energy. In many mammals, sweet compounds are sensed in the tongue by the gustatory organ, the taste buds.
Elena von Molitor +6 more
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Opposing chemosensory functions of closely related gustatory receptors
eLife, 2023 Abstract Most animals have functionally distinct populations of taste cells, expressing receptors that are tuned to compounds of different valence. This organizational feature allows for discrimination between chemicals associated with specific taste modalities and facilitates differentiating between unadulterated foods and foods ...
Ji-Eun Ahn, Hubert Amrein
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Genetic sensitivity to the bitter taste of 6-n-propylthiouracil (PROP) and its association with Physiological mechanisms controlling Body Mass Index (BMI) [PDF]
, 2014 Taste sensitivity to the bitter compound 6-n-propylthiouracil (PROP) is considered a marker for individual differences in taste perception that may influence food preferences and eating behavior, and thereby energy metabolism.
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Complex evolutionary dynamics of massively expanded chemosensory receptor families in an extreme generalist chelicerate herbivore [PDF]
, 2016 While mechanisms to detoxify plant produced, anti-herbivore compounds have been associated with plant host use by herbivores, less is known about the role of chemosensory perception in their life histories.
Bajda-Wybouw, Sabina +10 more
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Stimulation of the gerbil's gustatory receptors by monosaccharides [PDF]
Brain Research, 1976 The gustatory responses of the Mongolian gerbil were tested with a large number of monosaccharides. Electrophysiological methods were used to record from the chorda tympani nerve. Methyl glycosides which have structural features in common with sucrose are the most effective monosaccharides for eliciting a neural response.
Jakinovich, Jr. , William +1 more
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In Silico Characterisation of the Aedes aegypti Gustatory Receptors
International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2023 Aedes aegypti, also known as the dengue mosquito or the yellow fewer mosquito, is the vector of dengue, chikungunya, Zika, Mayaro and yellow fever viruses. The A. aegypti genome contains an array of gustatory receptor (GR) proteins that are related to the recognition of taste. In this study, we performed in silico molecular characterization of all 72 A.
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