Valine 738 and lysine 735 in the fifth transmembrane domain of rTas1r3 mediate insensitivity towards lactisole of the rat sweet taste receptor

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The sweet taste inhibitor lactisole acts on the human sweet taste receptor heteromer TAS1R2-TAS1R3 but not on its rodent counterpart. Recently, it was shown that the lactisole sensitivity of the human sweet taste receptor involves th...

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Main Authors: Meyerhof Wolfgang, Bufe Bernd, Winnig Marcel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2005-04-01
Series:BMC Neuroscience
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2202/6/22