Sweet taste receptor cells may participate in mucosal immune surveillance
Yumei Qin, Xin Min Zheng, Shiyi Tian, Robert F. Margolskee, Sunil Kumar Sukumaran
The paper identifies that taste receptor cells in mice share characteristics with M cells, suggesting they participate in mucosal immune surveillance and modulate taste responses to microbial signals.
bioRxiv · Apr 28, 2022 · PreprintNeuroscience