Pseudogenization of a Sweet-Receptor Gene Accounts for Cats' Indifference toward Sugar

Xia Li; Weihua Li; Hong Wang; Jie Cao; Kenji Maehashi; Liquan Huang; Alexander A Bachmanov; Danielle R Reed; Véronique Legrand-Defretin; Gary K Beauchamp; Joseph G Brand

doi:10.1371/journal.pgen.0010003

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Pseudogenization of a Sweet-Receptor Gene Accounts for Cats' Indifference toward Sugar

Xia Li,

Affiliation Monell Chemical Senses Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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Weihua Li,

Affiliation Monell Chemical Senses Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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Hong Wang,

Affiliation Monell Chemical Senses Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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Jie Cao,

Affiliation Monell Chemical Senses Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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Kenji Maehashi,

¤ Current address: Department of Fermentation Science, Tokyo University of Agriculture, Tokyo, Japan

Affiliation Monell Chemical Senses Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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Liquan Huang,

Affiliation Monell Chemical Senses Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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Alexander A Bachmanov,

Affiliation Monell Chemical Senses Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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Danielle R Reed,

Affiliation Monell Chemical Senses Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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Véronique Legrand-Defretin,

Affiliation The WALTHAM Centre for Pet Nutrition, Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, United Kingdom
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Gary K Beauchamp,

Affiliations Monell Chemical Senses Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America, Department of Psychology, School of Arts and Sciences and Department of Anatomy, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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Joseph G Brand

*To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: brand@monell.org

Affiliations Monell Chemical Senses Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America, Department of Biochemistry, School of Dental Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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Pseudogenization of a Sweet-Receptor Gene Accounts for Cats' Indifference toward Sugar

Xia Li,
Weihua Li,
Hong Wang,
Jie Cao,
Kenji Maehashi,
Liquan Huang,
Alexander A Bachmanov,
Danielle R Reed,
Véronique Legrand-Defretin,
Gary K Beauchamp

Published: July 25, 2005
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.0010003

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