Ionotropic Chemosensory Receptors Mediate the Taste and Smell of Polyamines.

The ability to find and consume nutrient-rich diets for successful reproduction and survival is fundamental to animal life. Among the nutrients important for all animals are polyamines, a class of pungent smelling compounds required in numerous cellular and organismic processes. Polyamine deficiency...

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Main Authors: Ashiq Hussain, Mo Zhang, Habibe K Üçpunar, Thomas Svensson, Elsa Quillery, Nicolas Gompel, Rickard Ignell, Ilona C Grunwald Kadow
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-05-01
Series:PLoS Biology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.1002454