We cloned cDNAs for two G protein α-subunits belonging to the Gαq family, each capable of
activating PLCβ, from rat tongue. One is a Gαq in the narrow sense, and the other, termed rat …

Previous studies have identified many cDNA species that encode a variety of G protein α-
subunits occurring in taste buds. These include the cDNA encoding a taste-bud-specific Gα …

Gustatory, like olfactory signalling is probably mediated by seven-transmembrane receptors
and coupling GTP-binding proteins (G proteins). We investigated the expression of a subset …

To identify and characterize those proteins involved in taste transduction, we cloned G
proteins and phosphodiesterases from rat taste tissue. Using degenerate primers …

Gγ 13 is a divergent member of the Gγ subunit family considered to be a component of the
gustducin G-protein heterotrimer involved in bitter and sweet taste reception in taste bud …

The G protein γ13 subunit (Gγ13) is expressed in taste and retinal and neuronal tissues and
plays a key role in taste transduction. We identified PSD95, Veli-2, and other PDZ domain …

G‐protein‐mediated signalling processes are involved in sweet and bitter taste transduction.
In particular, the G protein α‐subunit gustducin has been implicated in these processes. One …

Bitter taste perception is a conserved chemical sense against the ingestion of poisonous
substances in mammals. A multigene family of G-protein-coupled receptors, T2R (so-called …

A recent study has demonstrated that the G-protein coupled receptor GPR120 is expressed
in the taste bud cells in rats. In this study, we have identified the types of taste cell that …

Using reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) and degenerate
oligonucleotide primers, we amplified novel members of two different subfamily of G-protein …