Salt sensing: A new receptor for an ancient taste

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Regulation of salt intake is important for animals from flies to humans. A new study clarifies the molecular receptors mediating attraction to low salt concentrations in Drosophila, suggesting a surprisingly fly-specific solution to the challenge of detecting this universal tastant.

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Sarkissian, T., Mazzio, C., & Garrity, P. A. (2022). Salt sensing: A new receptor for an ancient taste. Current Biology : CB, 32(8), R373–R375. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2022.01.021

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