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We've identified a number of different olfactory and taste receptors in the kidney, one of which, olfactory receptor 78, is known to be expressed in cells and tissues that are important in the regulation of blood pressure.

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Whenever a flash of light hits the receptor, the pore opens, an electrical current is switched on, and the neuron fires electrical impulses.

And the daf-2 gene encodes a hormone receptor.

So what you see in the picture there is a cell with a hormone receptor in red punching through the edge of the cell.

Okay, so what is the daf-2 receptor telling the inside of the cell?

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