Article
TAS2R bitter taste receptors regulate thyroid function.
FASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology - 1 Jan 2015
Clark Adam A, Dotson Cedrick D, Elson Amanda E T, Voigt Anja, Boehm Ulrich, Meyerhof Wolfgang, Steinle Nanette I, Munger Steven D
Abstract excerpt
Dysregulation of thyroid hormones triiodothyronine and thyroxine (T3/T4) can impact metabolism, body composition, and development. Thus, it is critical to identify novel mechanisms that impact T3/T4 production. We found that type 2 taste receptors (TAS2Rs), which are activated by bitter-tasting c...
Topics
- Adult
- Animals
- Calcium
- Cell Line
- Female
- Gene Expression
- Humans
- Immunohistochemistry
- Ligands
- Male
- Mice
- Mice, Transgenic
