Heisey EM, McCluskey LP. A possible role for taste receptor cells in surveying the oral microbiome.
PLoS Biol 2023;
21:e3001953. [PMID:
36638078 PMCID:
PMC9838849 DOI:
10.1371/journal.pbio.3001953]
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Abstract
Taste receptor cells are sensory specialists that detect chemicals in food and drink. An exciting new report in PLOS Biology suggests that some taste cells could also be involved in immune surveillance like counterparts in the intestine.
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