학술논문
Bitter taste cells in the ventricular walls of the murine brain regulate glucose homeostasis
Document Type
article
Author
Qiang Yu; Igor Gamayun; Philipp Wartenberg; Qian Zhang; Sen Qiao; Soumya Kusumakshi; Sarah Candlish; Viktoria Götz; Shuping Wen; Debajyoti Das; Amanda Wyatt; Vanessa Wahl; Fabien Ectors; Kathrin Kattler; Daniela Yildiz; Vincent Prevot; Markus Schwaninger; Gaetan Ternier; Paolo Giacobini; Philippe Ciofi; Timo D. Müller; Ulrich Boehm
Source
Nature Communications, Vol 14, Iss 1, Pp 1-18 (2023)
Subject
Language
English
ISSN
2041-1723
Abstract
The median eminence (ME) at the base of the brain controls body homeostasis. Here, the authors describe a functional tanycyte subpopulation at the ME which tastes the surrounding milieu, responds to metabolic signals and regulates glucose homeostasis.