Taste signal transduction and the role of taste receptors in the regulation of microbial infection

doi:10.7518/hxkq.2017.05.020

Abstract

Abstract:

Taste receptors guide individuals to consume nutrients while avoiding potentially noxious substances. Interes-tingly, recent studies have shown that taste receptors are also expressed beyond the taste buds, including brain, respiratory system, and digestive system, etc. These extragustatory taste receptors play important roles in microbial infection, nutrient uptake and host homeostasis. Mang extragustatory taste receptors have been proposed to sense microorganisms and regulate host innate defense. More importantly, polymorphisms of genes encoding taste receptor, particularly bitter taste receptor, are linked to different innate defensive responses. This review introduces the molecular basis of taste signal transduction, and the role of taste receptors in the regulation of innate immunity during microbial infection were further discussed in detail.

Key words: taste receptor, microorganisms, chemosensory cells, innate immunity

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Yangyu Lu, Ranhui Xi, Xin Zheng, Jinzhi He, Xin Xu. Taste signal transduction and the role of taste receptors in the regulation of microbial infection[J]. West China Journal of Stomatology, 2017, 35(5): 549-554.

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