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Multiple Receptor Systems for Umami Taste in Mice
Author(s) -
Yoshida Ryusuke,
Yasumatsu Keiko,
Shirosaki Shinya,
Jyotaki Masashi,
Horio Nao,
Murata Yoshihiro,
Shigemura Noriatsu,
Nakashima Kiyohito,
Ninomiya Yuzo
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
annals of the new york academy of sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.712
H-Index - 248
eISSN - 1749-6632
pISSN - 0077-8923
DOI - 10.1111/j.1749-6632.2009.03902.x
Subject(s) - umami , taste , taste receptor , receptor , metabotropic glutamate receptor 1 , chemistry , function (biology) , neuroscience , metabotropic glutamate receptor , pharmacology , biochemistry , biology , microbiology and biotechnology , glutamate receptor
Recent molecular studies proposed that the T1r1/T1r3 heterodimer, mGluR1 and mGluR4 might function as umami taste receptors in mice. However, the roles of each of these receptors in umami taste are not yet clear. In this paper, we summarize recent data for T1r3, mGluR1, and mGluR4 as umami taste receptors and discuss receptor systems responsible for umami detection in mice.