Outstanding Achievement Award, Association for Chemoreception Sciences
(2001)
Research Interests
Sue C. Kinnamon, PhD, joined the Department of Otolaryngology as a tenured Professor in 2009 following a previous faculty tenure at Colorado State University in the Department of Biomedical Sciences. She currently serves as Vice Chair of Research in the Department of Otolaryngology and has joint appointments in the Department of Physiology and Biophysics and Cell and Developmental Biology. She has been continuously funded by the NIH since 1987 and currently has an R01 from NIDCD to study mechanisms of “Neurotransmission in Taste Buds” and also is Co-PI (with Dr. Jenkins) of an NIDCD-funded T32 training program on “Institutional Training in Otolaryngology Research”. She has served on NIH and NSF study sections and is currently a member of the NIDCD Advisory Council.
For her full research activities, visit https://medschool.cuanschutz.edu/otolaryngology/research/research-faculty/sue-kinnamon-research
Publications
Kinnamon SC. Inflammatory-mediated taste dysfunction - Is NO the key?. Brain Behav Immun. 2022 Oct;105:190-191. PubMed PMID: 35868599
Kinnamon S, Finger T. The Role of ATP and Purinergic Receptors in Taste Signaling. Handb Exp Pharmacol. 2022;275:91-107. PubMed PMID: 34435233
Finger T, Kinnamon S. Purinergic neurotransmission in the gustatory system. Auton Neurosci. 2021 Dec;236:102874. PubMed PMID: 34536906
Kinnamon S, Finger T. The Role of ATP and Purinergic Receptors in Taste Signaling. Handb Exp Pharmacol. 2021 Aug 26. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 34435233
Larson ED, Vandenbeuch A, Anderson CB, Kinnamon SC. GAD65Cre Drives Reporter Expression in Multiple Taste Cell Types. Chem Senses. 2021 Jan 1;46. PubMed PMID: 34160573
Liman ER, Kinnamon SC. Sour taste: receptors, cells and circuits. Curr Opin Physiol. 2021 Apr;20:8-15. PubMed PMID: 33709046
Larson ED, Vandenbeuch A, Anderson CB, Kinnamon SC. Function, Innervation, and Neurotransmitter Signaling in Mice Lacking Type-II Taste Cells. eNeuro. 2020 Jan Feb;7(1). PubMed PMID: 31988217
Vandenbeuch A, Kinnamon SC. Why low concentrations of salt enhance sweet taste. Acta Physiol (Oxf). 2020 Sep 19;:e13560. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 32949119
Vandenbeuch A, Wilson CE, Kinnamon SC. Optogenetic Activation of Type III Taste Cells Modulates Taste Responses. Chem Senses. 2020 Oct 9;45(7):533-539. PubMed PMID: 32582939
Andres-Hernando A, Kuwabara M, Orlicky DJ, Vandenbeuch A, Cicerchi C, Kinnamon SC, Finger TE, Johnson RJ, Lanaspa MA. Sugar causes obesity and metabolic syndrome in mice independently of sweet taste. Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab. 2020 Aug 1;319(2):E276-E290. PubMed PMID: 32574112
Vandenbeuch A, Kinnamon SC. Is the Amiloride-Sensitive Na Channel in Taste Cells Really ENaC?. Chem Senses. 2020 May 21;45(4):233-234. PubMed PMID: 32099995
Larson ED, Vandenbeuch A, Anderson CB, Kinnamon SC. Function, Innervation, and Neurotransmitter Signaling in Mice Lacking Type-II Taste Cells. eNeuro. 2020 Jan Feb;7(1). PubMed PMID: 31988217
Vandenbeuch A, Kinnamon SC. Why low concentrations of salt enhance sweet taste. Acta Physiol (Oxf). 2020 Dec;230(4):e13560. PubMed PMID: 32949119
Vandenbeuch A, Wilson CE, Kinnamon SC. Optogenetic Activation of Type III Taste Cells Modulates Taste Responses. Chem Senses. 2020 Oct 9;45(7):533-539. PubMed PMID: 32582939
Andres-Hernando A, Kuwabara M, Orlicky DJ, Vandenbeuch A, Cicerchi C, Kinnamon SC, Finger TE, Johnson RJ, Lanaspa MA. Sugar causes obesity and metabolic syndrome in mice independently of sweet taste. Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab. 2020 Aug 1;319(2):E276-E290. PubMed PMID: 32574112
Vandenbeuch A, Kinnamon SC. Is the Amiloride-Sensitive Na Channel in Taste Cells Really ENaC?. Chem Senses. 2020 May 21;45(4):233-234. PubMed PMID: 32099995
Larson ED, Vandenbeuch A, Anderson CB, Kinnamon SC. Function, Innervation, and Neurotransmitter Signaling in Mice Lacking Type-II Taste Cells. eNeuro. 2020 Jan Feb;7(1). PubMed PMID: 31988217
Chen J, Larson ED, Anderson CB, Agarwal P, Frank DN, Kinnamon SC, Ramakrishnan VR. Expression of Bitter Taste Receptors and Solitary Chemosensory Cell Markers in the Human Sinonasal Cavity. Chem Senses. 2019 Sep 7;44(7):483-495. PubMed PMID: 31231752
Teng B, Wilson CE, Tu YH, Joshi NR, Kinnamon SC, Liman ER. Cellular and Neural Responses to Sour Stimuli Require the Proton Channel Otop1. Curr Biol. 2019 Nov 4;29(21):3647-3656.e5. PubMed PMID: 31543453
Wilson CE, Vandenbeuch A, Kinnamon SC. Physiological and Behavioral Responses to Optogenetic Stimulation of PKD2L1( ) Type III Taste Cells. eNeuro. 2019 Mar Apr;6(2). PubMed PMID: 31092545
Gaillard D, Kinnamon SC. New evidence for fat as a primary taste quality. Acta Physiol (Oxf). 2019 May;226(1):e13246. PubMed PMID: 30588748
Kinnamon SC, Finger TE. Recent advances in taste transduction and signaling. F1000Res. 2019;8. PubMed PMID: 32185015
Kinnamon SC, Finger TE. Recent advances in taste transduction and signaling. F1000Res. 2019;8. PubMed PMID: 32185015
Teng B, Wilson CE, Tu YH, Joshi NR, Kinnamon SC, Liman ER. Cellular and Neural Responses to Sour Stimuli Require the Proton Channel Otop1. Curr Biol. 2019 Nov 4;29(21):3647-3656.e5. PubMed PMID: 31543453
Chen J, Larson ED, Anderson CB, Agarwal P, Frank DN, Kinnamon SC, Ramakrishnan VR. Expression of Bitter Taste Receptors and Solitary Chemosensory Cell Markers in the Human Sinonasal Cavity. Chem Senses. 2019 Sep 7;44(7):483-495. PubMed PMID: 31231752
Wilson CE, Vandenbeuch A, Kinnamon SC. Physiological and Behavioral Responses to Optogenetic Stimulation of PKD2L1( ) Type III Taste Cells. eNeuro. 2019 Mar Apr;6(2). PubMed PMID: 31092545
Gaillard D, Kinnamon SC. New evidence for fat as a primary taste quality. Acta Physiol (Oxf). 2019 May;226(1):e13246. PubMed PMID: 30588748
Gaillard D, Kinnamon SC. New evidence for fat as a primary taste quality. Acta Physiol (Oxf). 2018 Dec 27;:e13246. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 30588748
Wilson CE, Finger TE, Kinnamon SC. Type III Cells in Anterior Taste Fields Are More Immunohistochemically Diverse Than Those of Posterior Taste Fields in Mice. Chem Senses. 2017 Oct 31;42(9):759-767. PubMed PMID: 28968659
Ramakrishnan VR, Gonzalez JR, Cooper SE, Barham HP, Anderson CB, Larson ED, Cool CD, Diller JD, Jones K, Kinnamon SC. RNA sequencing and pathway analysis identify tumor necrosis factor alpha driven small proline-rich protein dysregulation in chronic rhinosinusitis. Am J Rhinol Allergy. 2017 Sep 1;31(5):283-288. PubMed PMID: 28859701
Wilson CE, Finger TE, Kinnamon SC. Type III Cells in Anterior Taste Fields Are More Immunohistochemically Diverse Than Those of Posterior Taste Fields in Mice. Chem Senses. 2017 Oct 31;42(9):759-767. PubMed PMID: 28968659
Ramakrishnan VR, Gonzalez JR, Cooper SE, Barham HP, Anderson CB, Larson ED, Cool CD, Diller JD, Jones K, Kinnamon SC. RNA sequencing and pathway analysis identify tumor necrosis factor alpha driven small proline-rich protein dysregulation in chronic rhinosinusitis. Am J Rhinol Allergy. 2017 Sep 1;31(5):283-288. PubMed PMID: 28859701
Vandenbeuch A, Kinnamon SC. Glutamate: Tastant and Neuromodulator in Taste Buds. Adv Nutr. 2016 Jul;7(4):823S-7S. PubMed PMID: 27422519
von Holstein-Rathlou S, BonDurant LD, Peltekian L, Naber MC, Yin TC, Claflin KE, Urizar AI, Madsen AN, Ratner C, Holst B, Karstoft K, Vandenbeuch A, Anderson CB, Cassell MD, Thompson AP, Solomon TP, Rahmouni K, Kinnamon SC, Pieper AA, Gillum MP, Potthoff MJ. FGF21 Mediates Endocrine Control of Simple Sugar Intake and Sweet Taste Preference by the Liver. Cell Metab. 2016 Feb 9;23(2):335-43. PubMed PMID: 26724858
Ye W, Chang RB, Bushman JD, Tu YH, Mulhall EM, Wilson CE, Cooper AJ, Chick WS, Hill-Eubanks DC, Nelson MT, Kinnamon SC, Liman ER. The K channel KIR2.1 functions in tandem with proton influx to mediate sour taste transduction. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2016 Jan 12;113(2):E229-38. PubMed PMID: 26627720
Vandenbeuch A, Anderson CB, Kinnamon SC. Mice Lacking Pannexin 1 Release ATP and Respond Normally to All Taste Qualities. Chem Senses. 2015 Sep;40(7):461-7. PubMed PMID: 26136251
Vandenbeuch A, Larson ED, Anderson CB, Smith SA, Ford AP, Finger TE, Kinnamon SC. Postsynaptic P2X3-containing receptors in gustatory nerve fibres mediate responses to all taste qualities in mice. J Physiol. 2015 Mar 1;593(5):1113-25. PubMed PMID: 25524179
Larson ED, Vandenbeuch A, Voigt A, Meyerhof W, Kinnamon SC, Finger TE. The Role of 5-HT3 Receptors in Signaling from Taste Buds to Nerves. J Neurosci. 2015 Dec 2;35(48):15984-95. PubMed PMID: 26631478
Ye W, Chang RB, Bushman JD, Tu YH, Mulhall EM, Wilson CE, Cooper AJ, Chick WS, Hill-Eubanks DC, Nelson MT, Kinnamon SC, Liman ER. The K channel KIR2.1 functions in tandem with proton influx to mediate sour taste transduction. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2015 Dec 1. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 26627720
Vandenbeuch A, Larson E, Anderson CB, Smith SA, Ford AP, Finger TE, Kinnamon SC. Postsynaptic P2×3-containing receptors in gustatory nerve fibres mediate responses to all taste qualities in mice. J Physiol. 2014 Dec 18. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 25524179
Kinnamon SC, Finger TE. A taste for ATP: neurotransmission in taste buds. Front Cell Neurosci. 2013;7:264. PubMed PMID: 24385952
Vandenbeuch A, Anderson CB, Parnes J, Enjyoji K, Robson SC, Finger TE, Kinnamon SC. Role of the ectonucleotidase NTPDase2 in taste bud function. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2013 Sep 3;110(36):14789-94. PubMed PMID: 23959882
Kinnamon SC. Neurosensory transmission without a synapse: new perspectives on taste signaling. BMC Biol. 2013 Apr 15;11:42. PubMed PMID: 23587289
Barham HP, Cooper SE, Anderson CB, Tizzano M, Kingdom TT, Finger TE, Kinnamon SC, Ramakrishnan VR. Solitary chemosensory cells and bitter taste receptor signaling in human sinonasal mucosa. Int Forum Allergy Rhinol. 2013 Jun;3(6):450-7. PubMed PMID: 23404938