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Taste perception involves neurotransmitter signaling, including serotonin, glutamate, and dopamine. Disruptions in these pathways are implicated in neurodegenerative diseases. The integration of olfactory and taste signals in flavor perception may impact brain health, evident in olfactory dysfunction as an early symptom in neurodegenerative conditions. Shared immune response and inflammatory pathways may contribute to the association between altered taste perception and conditions like neurodegeneration, present in Alzheimer\u2019s disease.<\/jats:p>\n                <\/jats:sec>\n                <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>This study consists of an exploration of expression-quantitative trait loci (eQTL), utilizing whole-blood transcriptome profiles, of 28 taste perception genes, from a combined cohort of 475 African American subjects. This comprehensive dataset was subsequently intersected with single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) identified in Genome-Wide Association Studies (GWAS) of Alzheimer\u2019s Disease (AD). Finally, the investigation delved into assessing the association between eQTLs reported in GWAS of AD and the profiles of 741 proteins from the Olink Neurological Panel.<\/jats:p>\n                <\/jats:sec>\n                <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>\n                    The eQTL analysis unveiled 3,547 statistically significant SNP-Gene associations, involving 412 distinct SNPs that spanned all 28 taste genes. In 17 GWAS studies encompassing various traits, a total of 14 SNPs associated with 12 genes were identified, with three SNPs consistently linked to Alzheimer\u2019s disease across four GWAS studies. All three SNPs demonstrated significant associations with the down-regulation of\n                    <jats:italic>TAS2R41<\/jats:italic>\n                    , and two of them were additionally associated with the down-regulation of\n                    <jats:italic>TAS2R60<\/jats:italic>\n                    . In the subsequent pQTL analysis, two of the SNPs linked to\n                    <jats:italic>TAS2R41<\/jats:italic>\n                    and\n                    <jats:italic>TAS2R60<\/jats:italic>\n                    genes (rs117771145 and rs10228407) were correlated with the upregulation of two proteins, namely EPHB6 and ADGRB3.\n                  <\/jats:p>\n                <\/jats:sec>\n                <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>Our investigation introduces a new perspective to the understanding of Alzheimer\u2019s disease, emphasizing the significance of bitter taste receptor genes in its pathogenesis. These discoveries set the stage for subsequent research to delve into these receptors as promising avenues for both intervention and diagnosis. Nevertheless, the translation of these genetic insights into clinical practice requires a more profound understanding of the implicated pathways and their pertinence to the disease\u2019s progression across diverse populations.<\/jats:p>\n                <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1101\/2024.08.10.607452","type":"posted-content","created":{"date-parts":[[2024,8,11]],"date-time":"2024-08-11T00:05:11Z","timestamp":1723334711000},"source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Genomic Study of Taste Perception Genes in African Americans Reveals SNPs Linked to Alzheimer\u2019s Disease"],"prefix":"10.64898","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-1198-9622","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Paule Valery","family":"Joseph","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Malak","family":"Abbas","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Gabriel","family":"Goodney","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Ana","family":"Diallo","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-1180-2792","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Amadou","family":"Gaye","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"54368","reference":[{"key":"2024081405150478000_2024.08.10.607452v1.1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1038\/nature05401"},{"key":"2024081405150478000_2024.08.10.607452v1.2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1007\/s00221-005-2376-9"},{"key":"2024081405150478000_2024.08.10.607452v1.3","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1007\/s13668-019-0269-y"},{"key":"2024081405150478000_2024.08.10.607452v1.4","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1159\/000093764"},{"key":"2024081405150478000_2024.08.10.607452v1.5","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"Ram S , Wada T , Sahai-Srivastava S. 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