| Literature DB >> 33738371 |
Caroline P Harmon1, Daiyong Deng1, Paul A S Breslin1,2.
Abstract
In addition to being responsible for bitter taste, type 2 taste receptors (T2Rs) regulate endocrine, behavioral, and immunological responses. T2R agonists include indicators of incoming threats to metabolic homeostasis, pathogens, and irritants. This review will provide an overview of T2R-regulated processes throughout the body that function defensively. We propose a broader definition of T2Rs as chemosensory sentinels that monitor toxic, metabolic, and infectious threats and initiate defensive responses.Entities:
Keywords: T2Rs; bitter taste; endocrine; homeostasis; hormones; immune; immunobiology; metabolism; regulatory physiology; sentinels
Year: 2021 PMID: 33738371 PMCID: PMC7963268 DOI: 10.1016/j.cophys.2021.01.006
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Curr Opin Physiol ISSN: 2468-8673