Sunil Kumar Sukumaran

The paper identifies VEG duct cells in CVP as M-like cells capable of transporting microbes to immune cells, suggesting a role in immune surveillance at the tongue.

The paper investigates the expression of Calca-derived peptides in the murine taste system and identifies distinct expression patterns of preprocalcitonin and CGRP in taste cells and their regulatory receptors.

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.