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    Olfactory receptor 10J5 responding to α-cedrene regulates hepatic steatosis via the cAMP–PKA pathway

    Ectopic expression and functions of odorant receptors (ORs) in the human body have aroused much interest in the past decade. Mouse olfactory receptor 23 (MOR23, olfr16) and its human orthologue, OR10J5, have b...

    Tao Tong, Sang Eun Ryu, Yeo** Min, Claire A. de March in Scientific Reports (2017)

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    Adenylyl cyclase 3 haploinsufficiency confers susceptibility to diet-induced obesity and insulin resistance in mice

    Adenylyl cyclase 3 (Adcy3), a member of the mammalian adenylyl cyclase family responsible for generating the second messenger cAMP, has long been known to play an essential role in olfactory signal transduction. ...

    Tao Tong, Ying Shen, Han-Woong Lee, Rina Yu, Taesun Park in Scientific Reports (2016)

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    Earliest tea as evidence for one branch of the Silk Road across the Tibetan Plateau

    Phytoliths and biomolecular components extracted from ancient plant remains from Chang’an (**’an, the city where the Silk Road begins) and Ngari (Ali) in western Tibet, China, show that the tea was grown 2100 ...

    Houyuan Lu, Jian** Zhang, Yimin Yang, **aoyan Yang, Baiqing Xu in Scientific Reports (2016)