Biology:TAS2R19

Generic protein structure example

Taste receptor type 2 member 19 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the TAS2R19 gene. It seems to be involved in the perception of salt and bitter tastes.

See also

• Taste receptor

Further reading

• Margolskee RF (2002). "Molecular mechanisms of bitter and sweet taste transduction.". J. Biol. Chem. 277 (1): 1–4. doi:10.1074/jbc.R100054200. PMID 11696554. 
• "Receptors for bitter and sweet taste.". Curr. Opin. Neurobiol. 12 (4): 366–71. 2002. doi:10.1016/S0959-4388(02)00345-8. PMID 12139982. 
• "The human TAS2R16 receptor mediates bitter taste in response to beta-glucopyranosides.". Nat. Genet. 32 (3): 397–401. 2002. doi:10.1038/ng1014. PMID 12379855. 
• "Coding of sweet, bitter, and umami tastes: different receptor cells sharing similar signaling pathways.". Cell 112 (3): 293–301. 2003. doi:10.1016/S0092-8674(03)00071-0. PMID 12581520. 
• "Evolution of bitter taste receptors in humans and apes.". Mol. Biol. Evol. 22 (3): 432–6. 2005. doi:10.1093/molbev/msi027. PMID 15496549. 
• "Lineage-specific loss of function of bitter taste receptor genes in humans and nonhuman primates.". Genetics 170 (1): 313–26. 2006. doi:10.1534/genetics.104.037523. PMID 15744053. 
• "Global, in vivo, and site-specific phosphorylation dynamics in signaling networks.". Cell 127 (3): 635–48. 2006. doi:10.1016/j.cell.2006.09.026. PMID 17081983. 

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