Genomic and Genetic Evidence for the Loss of Umami Taste in Bats

Ganglion-specific splicing of TRPV1 underlies infrared sensation in vampire bats

(2011) Elena O. Gracheva et al.   NATURE

Gustatory and extragustatory functions of mammalian taste receptors

(2011) Maik Behrens et al.   PHYSIOLOGY & BEHAVIOR

Evolution of the Sweet Taste Receptor Gene Tas1r2 in Bats

(2010) H. Zhao et al.   MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND EVOLUTION

Pseudogenization of the Umami Taste Receptor Gene Tas1r1 in the Giant Panda Coincided with its Dietary Switch to Bamboo

(2010) H. Zhao et al.   MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND EVOLUTION

Multiple receptors underlie glutamate taste responses in mice

(2009) Keiko Yasumatsu et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NUTRITION

Positive Selection Drives the Evolution of Bat Bitter Taste Receptor Genes

(2009) Yingying Zhou et al.   BIOCHEMICAL GENETICS

Common Sense about Taste: From Mammals to Insects

(2009) David A. Yarmolinsky et al.   CELL

The sequence and de novo assembly of the giant panda genome

(2009) Ruiqiang Li et al.   NATURE

Origin of the Genetic Components of the Vomeronasal System in the Common Ancestor of all Extant Vertebrates

(2008) W. E. Grus et al.   MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND EVOLUTION

Primitive Early Eocene bat from Wyoming and the evolution of flight and echolocation

(2008) Nancy B. Simmons et al.   NATURE