Gingival solitary chemosensory cells are immune sentinels for periodontitis
Gingival solitary chemosensory cells are immune sentinels for periodontitis
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London: Nature Publishing Group UK
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Solitary chemosensory cells (SCCs) are epithelial sentinels that utilize bitter Tas2r receptors and coupled taste transduction elements to detect pathogenic bacterial metabolites, triggering host defenses to control the infection. Here we report that SCCs are present in mouse gingival junctional epithelium, where they express several Tas2rs and the...
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Gingival solitary chemosensory cells are immune sentinels for periodontitis
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TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_8caffc7909634deb85a1fda385dca1cc
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_8caffc7909634deb85a1fda385dca1cc
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2041-1723
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2041-1723
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10.1038/s41467-019-12505-x
