Gustatory Tissues
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New Methods to Study Gustatory Coding
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2017
We present three new methods to study gustatory coding. Using a simple animal, the moth Manduca sexta (Manduca), we describe a dissection protocol, the use of extracellular tetrodes to record the activity of multiple gustatory receptor neurons, and a system for delivering and monitoring precisely timed pulses of tastants.
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RNAi-mediated Double Gene Knockdown and Gustatory Perception Measurement in Honey Bees (Apis mellifera)
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2013
In this protocol, we describe two strategies that simultaneously suppress two genes (double gene knockdown) in honey bees. Then we present how to use the proboscis extension response (PER) assay to study the effect of double gene knockdown on honey bee gustatory perception.
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A Novel Behavioral Assay to Investigate Gustatory Responses of Individual, Freely-moving Bumble Bees (Bombus terrestris)
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2016
A novel behavioral assay is described for investigating the short term gustatory responses of the mouthparts of freely-moving bumble bees (Bombus terrestris) toward nutrients and toxins in solution.
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Physiological Recordings and RNA Sequencing of the Gustatory Appendages of the Yellow-fever Mosquito Aedes aegypti
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2014
Using two methods to estimate gene expression in the major gustatory appendages of Aedes aegypti, we have identified the set of genes putatively underlying the neuronal responses to bitter and repulsive compounds, as determined by electrophysiological examination.
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Working with Human Tissues for Translational Cancer Research
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2015
Translational cancer research is dependent on extraction of human tissues. Much work has gone into optimizing extraction methods for ex vivo analysis. Here, we describe tissue processing methods allowing for maximal data output from limited samples.
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A dissolved chemical binds to receptor proteins on gustatory receptor cells, changing intracellular signaling. That cellular change then activates sensory neurons associated with the taste tissue. This sequence links a substance's chemical presence to neural information, allowing the nervous system to distinguish taste-related stimuli rather than simply detecting physical contact in the mouth.
These components form a coordinated system with different functions. Epithelial cells provide the tissue context, receptor proteins recognize particular dissolved chemicals, and sensory neurons carry the resulting signal onward. Examining their relationships helps biologists explain how a specialized tissue transforms molecular interactions at its surface into information used for taste perception.
Dissolution makes chemical substances available for interaction with receptor proteins in the gustatory tissue. Without that contact, receptor cells cannot initiate the signaling changes associated with taste detection. This requirement connects the physical form of a substance with sensory access and helps explain why oral fluids are important to how taste-related chemicals are evaluated.
Sweet, sour, salty, bitter, and umami stimuli are associated with receptor-cell responses to different dissolved chemicals. Chemical binding alters cellular signaling, while the resulting activity reaches sensory neurons. Studying these responses allows researchers to investigate how gustatory tissues distinguish multiple taste qualities and contribute to the broader encoding of sensory information.
Investigations can connect epithelial organization, receptor-protein activity, receptor-cell signaling, and neural activation within one sensory system. This integrated perspective helps clarify how taste information is encoded rather than treating perception as a property of isolated molecules. It also provides biological context for studying sensory function in the tongue and oral cavity.
Taste signals help organisms evaluate food and other substances, so gustatory tissues are relevant to how food-related chemical information is detected. Research on these tissues can connect receptor activity and neural signaling with nutrition and appetite regulation. Such work supports investigation of how sensory input may influence the evaluation of potential foods.
Because gustatory tissues participate in oral chemical sensing, their biology is relevant to oral-health research and to efforts to modify taste perception. Understanding receptor proteins, cellular signaling, and sensory pathways can inform studies of therapies or foods designed to change how substances taste. The same knowledge also supports broader research in sensory biology.