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AUTHOR
Valérie Bézirard
A new odorant-binding protein XlaeOBP identified in the aerial olfactory system of Xenopus laevis and Xenopus tropicalis
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Specific expression of olfactory binding protein in the aerial olfactory cavity of adult and developing Xenopus
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Tas1R1-Tas1R3 taste receptor variants in human fungiform papillae.
International audience; Monosodium glutamate as well as metabotropic and ionotropic glutamate receptor agonists have been reported to be perceived as umami by humans. In spite of the fact that Tas1R1-Tas1R3 has been shown to mediate most of the glutamate taste sensation in mice other candidate receptors have been put forward for which a clear role in detection is still lacking. This work was aimed at investigating the molecular determinants underlying umami taste detection in humans. First, we show evidence supporting expression of Tas1R1 and Tas1R3 but not mGluRs in the fungiform papillae of several individuals. Next, we report a number of naturally occurring l-glutamate taste receptor var…
Phenotype genotype relationship in human taste
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