Human receptors for sweet and umami taste.
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Li X, Staszewski L, Xu H, Durick K, Zoller M, Adler E
Human receptors for sweet and umami taste.
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2002 Apr 2;99(7):4692-6. Epub 2002 Mar 26.
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- Abstract
The three members of the T1R class of taste-specific G protein-coupled receptors have been hypothesized to function in combination as heterodimeric sweet taste receptors. Here we show that human T1R2/T1R3 recognizes diverse natural and synthetic sweeteners. In contrast, human T1R1/T1R3 responds to the umami taste stimulus l-glutamate, and this response is enhanced by 5'-ribonucleotides, a hallmark of umami taste. The ligand specificities of rat T1R2/T1R3 and T1R1/T1R3 correspond to those of their human counterparts. These findings implicate the T1Rs in umami taste and suggest that sweet and umami taste receptors share a common subunit.