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Skn-1a (Pou2f3) specifies taste receptor cell lineage.


ABSTRACT: Functional diversification of taste cells is crucial for proper discrimination of taste qualities. We found the homeodomain protein Skn-1a (Pou2f3) to be expressed in sweet, umami and bitter taste cells. Skn-1a-deficient mice lacked electrophysiological and behavioral responses to sweet, umami and bitter tastes, as a result of a complete absence of sweet, umami and bitter cells and the concomitant expansion of sour cells. Skn-1a is critical for generating and balancing the diverse composition of taste cells.

SUBMITTER: Matsumoto I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3390744 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Skn-1a (Pou2f3) specifies taste receptor cell lineage.

Matsumoto Ichiro I   Ohmoto Makoto M   Narukawa Masataka M   Yoshihara Yoshihiro Y   Abe Keiko K  

Nature neuroscience 20110515 6


Functional diversification of taste cells is crucial for proper discrimination of taste qualities. We found the homeodomain protein Skn-1a (Pou2f3) to be expressed in sweet, umami and bitter taste cells. Skn-1a-deficient mice lacked electrophysiological and behavioral responses to sweet, umami and bitter tastes, as a result of a complete absence of sweet, umami and bitter cells and the concomitant expansion of sour cells. Skn-1a is critical for generating and balancing the diverse composition of  ...[more]

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