Sugar Sensor in Taste Cells (IMAGE)

Monell Chemical Senses Center

Sugar Sensor in Taste Cells

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Some of the green cell nuclei in this taste bud contain the KATP sugar sensor, indicated in red. One of several sugar sensors recently shown by Monell scientists to be present in sweet-sensing taste cells, KATP may help regulate sensitivity to sweet taste under different nutritional conditions.

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Karen Yee, Monell Center

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