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