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Minliang Zhou

Monell Chemical Senses CenterORCID 0000-0002-5657-8261Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Organism:mouse· 2 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:differential expression· 1 Research Focus:gene regulatory network inference· 1 Assay:scATAC-seq· 1 Approach:statistical model· 1

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Gustatory-neuron-supplied R-spondin-2 is required for taste bud replenishment

Xu Jiang, Alan de Araujo, Ranhui Xi, Kaihua Luo, Mingyue Han, Xiaoli Lin, Chanyi Lu, Minliang Zhou, Kurt David Hankenson, Robert F. Margolskee, Ichiro Matsumoto, Guillaume de Lartigue, Myunghwan Choi, Peihua Jiang

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

Stem Cell Reports · Jun 19, 2025Peer-reviewedNeuroscience

Inflammation induces bitter taste oversensitization via epigenetic changes in Tas2r gene clusters

Cailu Lin, Masafumi Jyotaki, John Quinlan, Shan Feng, Minliang Zhou, Peihua Jiang, Ichiro Matsumoto, Liquan Huang, Yuzo Ninomiya, Robert F. Margolskee, Danielle R. Reed, Hong Wang

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

bioRxiv · Feb 8, 2023 · PreprintNeuroscience