2016
The Pharmacochaperone Activity of Quinine on Bitter Taste Receptors
Upadhyaya J, Chakraborty R, Shaik F, Jaggupilli A, Bhullar R, Chelikani P. The Pharmacochaperone Activity of Quinine on Bitter Taste Receptors. PLOS ONE 2016, 11: e0156347. PMID: 27223611, PMCID: PMC4880206, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0156347.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBitter taste receptorsBitter taste signal transductionTaste receptorsTaste signal transductionControl untreated cellsQuinine treatmentAgonist treatmentCell surface expressionCalcium responsePharmacological techniquesAgonist activityTaste sensationBitter agonistsBasic taste sensationsReceptor internalizationSurface expressionUntreated cellsQuinineTreatmentDesensitizationReceptorsSignal transductionObserved actions
2012
Role of rhodopsin N-terminus in structure and function of rhodopsin-bitter taste receptor chimeras
Pydi S, Chakraborty R, Bhullar R, Chelikani P. Role of rhodopsin N-terminus in structure and function of rhodopsin-bitter taste receptor chimeras. Biochemical And Biophysical Research Communications 2012, 430: 179-182. PMID: 23159609, DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2012.11.029.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsG protein-coupled receptorsBitter taste receptorsTaste receptorsProtein-coupled receptorsBitter taste sensationReceptor expressionLow-level expressionCalcium imagingReceptor functionFlow cytometryReceptorsTaste sensationAllosteric ligand bindingT2RsReceptor chimerasAmino acidsExpressionReceptor structureN-terminal 33N-terminal 33 amino acidsN-terminal sequenceCytometry