| Literature DB >> 8692869 |
D Höfer1, B Püschel, D Drenckhahn.
Abstract
The alpha-subunit of the trimeric G-protein complex specific for taste receptor cells of the tongue, alpha-gustducin, is described here to be also expressed in the stomach and intestine. The alpha-gustducin-containing cells were identified as brush cells that are scattered throughout the surface epithelium of the gut and share structural features of taste receptor cells of the tongue. These findings provide clues to the long-sought molecular and cellular basis for chemoreception in the gut.Entities:
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Year: 1996 PMID: 8692869 PMCID: PMC39077 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.93.13.6631
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A ISSN: 0027-8424 Impact factor: 11.205