Serotonergic fast lane from taste detection to preparatory digestive actions

Tongtong Wang; Allan-Hermann Pool; Yuki Oka

doi:10.1016/j.neuron.2022.02.023

Serotonergic fast lane from taste detection to preparatory digestive actions

Neuron. 2022 Mar 16;110(6):907-909. doi: 10.1016/j.neuron.2022.02.023.

Authors

Tongtong Wang¹, Allan-Hermann Pool², Yuki Oka³

Affiliations

¹ Division of Biology and Biological Engineering, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, USA.
² Department of Neuroscience, Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Management, Peter O'Donnell Jr. Brain Institute, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA.
³ Division of Biology and Biological Engineering, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, USA. Electronic address: yoka@caltech.edu.

PMID: 35298914
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2022.02.023

Abstract

Nutrient detection through the taste system triggers various physiological changes in the body. In this issue of Neuron, Yao and Scott (2022) identify two distinct classes of serotonergic neurons in Drosophila that transform sweet and bitter taste signals into endocrine and digestive responses.

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Animals
Drosophila / physiology
Neurons / physiology
Taste Perception*
Taste* / physiology

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