Courtney Wilson

This study shows that tyrosine kinase inhibitors cause taste dysfunction by altering the fate of taste cell subtypes through KIT inhibition.

The paper identifies dying taste receptor cells in murine taste buds and shows that glial-like Type I cells engulf them, suggesting a phagocytic role for Type I cells.

The paper examines neural connectivity in mouse taste buds, finding that most nerve fibers connect to a single cell type, but some branch to connect to multiple types, challenging the labeled-line hypothesis.

The paper shows that TrpV1 and TrpA1 deletion does not affect acid avoidance behavior or brainstem activation patterns to citric acid in mice with intact taste systems.

The paper uses serial blockface scanning electron microscopy to describe the morphology and distribution of cell types in mouse circumvallate taste buds.