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ReviewCurrent topics in developmental biology2015

Developing and regenerating a sense of taste.

Linda A Barlow, Ophir D Klein

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Review in Current topics in developmental biology, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 55 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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55 citing papers in PubMed.

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  5. Nutrient Sensing by Lingual G-Protein-Coupled Taste Receptors.Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.) · 2025
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  6. Developing and regenerating a sense of taste.Current topics in developmental biology · 2025
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  19. Sweet Taste Signaling: The Core Pathways and Regulatory Mechanisms.International journal of molecular sciences · 2022
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Linda A BarlowDepartment of Cell and Developmental Biology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado, USA; Graduate Program in Cell Biology, Stem Cells and Development, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado, USA; Rocky Mountain Taste and Smell Center, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado, USA. Electronic address: linda.barlow@ucdenver.edu.
Ophir D KleinDepartments of Orofacial Sciences and Pediatrics, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA; Program in Craniofacial and Mesenchymal Biology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA; Institute for Human Genetics, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA.

Funding

Mechanisms of Adult Taste Bud RegenerationR01DC012383 · NIDCD · UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO DENVER · PI BARLOW, LINDA A · 2012 to 2021
$3.4M
The role of Bmi1 in regulation of dental stem cellsR01DE021420 · NIDCR · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO · PI KLEIN, OPHIR D · 2011 to 2015
$2.0M
Tissue interactions in taste bud developmentR01DC012675 · NIDCD · UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO DENVER · PI BARLOW, LINDA A · 2012 to 2016
$1.5M
NIDCD NIH HHS DC012383NIDCD NIH HHS DC012675NIDCD NIH HHS R01 DC012383NIDCD NIH HHS R01 DC012675NIDCR NIH HHS DE021420NIDCR NIH HHS R01 DE021420
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Taste is one of the fundamental senses, and it is essential for our ability to ingest nutritious substances and to detect and avoid potentially toxic ones. Taste buds, which are clusters of neuroepithelial receptor cells, are housed in highly organized structures called taste papillae in the oral cavity. Whereas the overall structure of the taste periphery is conserved in almost all vertebrates examined to date, the anatomical, histological, and cell biological, as well as potentially the molecular details of taste buds in the oral cavity are diverse across species and even among individuals. In mammals, several types of gustatory papillae reside on the tongue in highly ordered arrangements, and the patterning and distribution of the mature papillae depend on coordinated molecular events in embryogenesis. In this review, we highlight new findings in the field of taste development, including how taste buds are patterned and how taste cell fate is regulated. We discuss whether a specialized taste bud stem cell population exists and how extrinsic signals can define which cell lineages are generated. We also address the question of whether molecular regulation of taste cell renewal is analogous to that of taste bud development. Finally, we conclude with suggestions for future directions, including the potential influence of the maternal diet and maternal health on the sense of taste in utero.

Indexed as

Models, BiologicalAnimalsCell LineageHumansMammalsRegenerationSignal TransductionSpecies SpecificityTasteTaste BudsCell lineageDifferentiationEpithelialFGFGustationLingualPatterningPlacodeShhStem cellTongueWnt/β-catenin

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PMID25662267
PMCPMC4435577

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