Ichiro Matsumoto

This study shows that Rspo2 from gustatory neurons is essential for taste bud maintenance through genetic experiments in mice.

The paper shows that metaplastic tuft cells in pancreatic cancer transdifferentiate into neural-like progenitor cells, driven by Myc activity, and this transition is linked to poor patient survival.

The paper shows inflammation increases Tas2r gene accessibility via chromatin remodeling, leading to heightened bitter taste responses in mice.

This study shows that insulin promotes the maturation of newly generated olfactory sensory neurons after injury, with a critical time window of days 8-13 post-injury.