SOX2 regulates homeostasis of taste bud cells and lingual epithelial cells in posterior tongue.

Taste bud cells arise from local epithelial stem cells in the oral cavity and are continuously replaced by newborn cells throughout an animal's life. However, little is known about the molecular and cellular mechanisms of taste cell turnover. Recently, it has been demonstrated that SOX2, a tran...

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Main Authors: Makoto Ohmoto, Weiwei Lei, Junpei Yamashita, Junji Hirota, Peihua Jiang, Ichiro Matsumoto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0240848