Insights into the binding of Phenyltiocarbamide (PTC) agonist to its target human TAS2R38 bitter receptor.

Humans' bitter taste perception is mediated by the hTAS2R subfamily of the G protein-coupled membrane receptors (GPCRs). Structural information on these receptors is currently limited. Here we identify residues involved in the binding of phenylthiocarbamide (PTC) and in receptor activation in o...

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Main Authors: Xevi Biarnés, Alessandro Marchiori, Alejandro Giorgetti, Carmela Lanzara, Paolo Gasparini, Paolo Carloni, Stephan Born, Anne Brockhoff, Maik Behrens, Wolfgang Meyerhof
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-08-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/20811630/pdf/?tool=EBI