Functional expression of mammalian bitter taste receptors in Caenorhabditis elegans

Biochimie

Volumn 88, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 801-806

  Conte, C ^a,b   Guarin, E ^a   Marcuz, A ^a   Andres Barquin, P J ^a  

^a Neuroscience   (Switzerland)

^b CHU RANGUEIL   (France)

Author keywords

Bitter taste; G protein coupled receptor; Gustation; Heterologous expression; T2R

Indexed keywords

DENATONIUM BENZOATE; G PROTEIN COUPLED RECEPTOR; PROPYLTHIOURACIL; T2R TASTE RECEPTORS;

ARTICLE; BITTER TASTE; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; ETHOLOGY; HETEROLOGOUS EXPRESSION; MAMMAL; NONHUMAN; ORTHOLOGY; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RODENT; SENSORY NERVE CELL; TASTE; TASTE BUD; TRANSGENIC ANIMAL; WILD TYPE; WORM; ANIMAL; CHEMOTAXIS; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETICS; HUMAN; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MOUSE; NERVE CELL; PHYSIOLOGY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; MAMMALIA; RODENTIA;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CHEMOTAXIS; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMANS; MAMMALS; MICE; NEURONS; RECEPTORS, G-PROTEIN-COUPLED; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 33746542019     PISSN: 03009084     EISSN: 61831638     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biochi.2006.01.008     Document Type: Article

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