Pig Taste Cell-derived Organoids Synthesize Insulin.
Premathilake HU, Mazucanti CH, Yao Q, O'Connell JF, Vegesna N, Tsitsipatis D, Weller C, Lam KG, Candia J, Fan J, De S, Sen P, Egan JM, Doyle ME.
Premathilake HU, et al.
Endocrinology. 2025 Jul 8;166(9):bqaf126. doi: 10.1210/endocr/bqaf126.
Endocrinology. 2025.
PMID: 40755411
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Pig taste organoids were maintained long term (18 passages) and continued to express taste stem cell markers (LGR4, LGR6, and SOX2) and taste receptor cell (TRC) markers (cytokeratin 20, ENTPD2, GNAT3, and OTOP1). We show insulin is necessary for optimum proliferation and …
Pig taste organoids were maintained long term (18 passages) and continued to express taste stem cell markers (LGR4, LGR6, and SOX2) and tast …