Multiple receptor systems for umami taste in mice.
Recent molecular studies proposed that the T1r1/T1r3 heterodimer, mGluR1 and mGluR4 might function as umami taste receptors in mice. However, the roles of each of these receptors in umami taste are not yet clear. In this paper, we summarize recent data for T1r3, mGluR1, and mGluR4 as umami taste receptors and discuss receptor systems responsible for umami detection in mice.
Yoshida
Ryusuke
R
Section of Oral Neuroscience, Graduate School of Dental Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan. ryudec@dent.kyushu-u.ac.jp
Yasumatsu
Keiko
K
Shirosaki
Shinya
S
Jyotaki
Masashi
M
Horio
Nao
N
Murata
Yoshihiro
Y
Shigemura
Noriatsu
N
Nakashima
Kiyohito
K
Ninomiya
Yuzo
Y
D000818:Animals; D019281:Dimerization; D051379:Mice; D018345:Mice, Knockout; D043562:Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology*; D013649:Taste / Q000502:physiology*
D043562:Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled; C431926:taste receptors, type 1