title: The cell biology of taste.
abstract: Taste buds are aggregates of 50-100 polarized neuroepithelial cells that detect nutrients and other compounds. Combined analyses of gene expression and cellular function reveal an elegant cellular organization within the taste bud. This review discusses the functional classes of taste cells, their cell biology, and current thinking on how taste information is transmitted to the brain.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiology and Biophysics, and Program in Neurosciences, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL 33136, USA. nchaudhari@med.miami.edu
authors.forename: Nirupa
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Chaudhari
authors.forename: Stephen D
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Roper
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001921:Brain / Q000502:physiology; D003585:Cell Biology; D006801:Humans; D013649:Taste / Q000502:physiology*; D013650:Taste Buds / Q000166:cytology / Q000502:physiology