A taste for umami

Chaudhari and colleagues identify the taste receptor for l -glutamate, also known as umami, found in protein-rich foods. The protein they describe is a new G-protein-coupled receptor that corresponds to a truncated form of the metabotropic glutamate receptor mGluR4.

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Veröffentlicht in:	Nature neuroscience 2000-02, Vol.3 (2), p.99-100
1. Verfasser:	Lindemann, Bernd
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Alternative Splicing - genetics Animal Genetics and Genomics Animals Behavioral Sciences Biological Techniques Biomedical and Life Sciences Biomedicine Cloning Cyclic AMP - metabolism G proteins Glutamate Glutamic Acid - metabolism GTP-Binding Proteins - metabolism Humans Ligands (Biochemistry) Molecular biology Neurobiology Neurosciences news-and-views Properties Protein Isoforms - genetics Protein Isoforms - metabolism Rats Receptors, Metabotropic Glutamate - genetics Receptors, Metabotropic Glutamate - metabolism Signal Transduction - physiology Structure-Activity Relationship Taste - physiology Taste buds Taste Buds - metabolism
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Zusammenfassung:	Chaudhari and colleagues identify the taste receptor for l -glutamate, also known as umami, found in protein-rich foods. The protein they describe is a new G-protein-coupled receptor that corresponds to a truncated form of the metabotropic glutamate receptor mGluR4.
ISSN:	1097-6256 1546-1726
DOI:	10.1038/72153