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Induction of ectopic taste buds by SHH reveals the competency and plasticity of adult lingual epithelium.
Development (Cambridge, England) - 1 Aug 2014
Castillo David, Seidel Kerstin, Salcedo Ernesto, Ahn Christina, de Sauvage Frederic J, Klein Ophir D, Barlow Linda A
Abstract excerpt
Taste buds are assemblies of elongated epithelial cells, which are innervated by gustatory nerves that transmit taste information to the brain stem. Taste cells are continuously renewed throughout life via proliferation of epithelial progenitors, but the molecular regulation of this process remains unknown. During embryogenesis, sonic hedgehog (SHH) negatively regulates taste bud patterning, such that inhibition...
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