A Par3/LIM Kinase/Cofilin Pathway Mediates Human Airway Smooth Muscle Relaxation by TAS2R14
Scientists established that the activation of the bitter taste receptor, TAS2R14, in human airway smooth muscle cells promoted relaxation through F-actin severing.
[American Journal Of Respiratory Cell And Molecular Biology]
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