The antiserum was produced against synthesized peptide derived from human TAS2R48. AA range:90-139
Alternative Synonym:
TAS2R19, TAS2R23, TAS2R48, Taste receptor type 2 member 19, Taste receptor type 2 member 23, Taste receptor type 2 member 48, T2R48
function:Receptor that may play a role in the perception of bitterness and is gustducin-linked. May play a role in sensing the chemical composition of the gastrointestinal content. The activity of this receptor may stimulate alpha gustducin, mediate PLC-beta-2 activation and lead to the gating of TRPM5.,miscellaneous:Most taste cells may be activated by a limited number of bitter compounds, individual taste cells can discriminate among bitter stimuli.,similarity:Belongs to the G-protein coupled receptor T2R family.,tissue specificity:Expressed in subsets of taste receptor cells of the tongue and exclusively in gustducin-positive cells.,
