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SUBMITTER: Kurtz R
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7573564 | biostudies-literature | 2020
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Kurtz Ryan R Steinberg Lily G LG Betcher Madison M Fowler Dalton D Shepard Blythe D BD
Frontiers in physiology 20201006
Sensory receptors, including olfactory receptors (ORs), taste receptors (TRs), and opsins (Opns) have recently been found in a variety of non-sensory tissues where they have distinct physiological functions. As G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs), these proteins can serve as important chemosensors by sensing and interpreting chemical cues in the environment. We reasoned that the liver, the largest metabolic organ in the body, is primed to take advantage of some of these sensory receptors in orde ...[more]