TAS2R31

TAS2R31
Identifiers
Aliases TAS2R31, T2R31, T2R44, T2R53, TAS2R44, taste 2 receptor member 31
External IDs MGI: 2681304 HomoloGene: 136304 GeneCards: TAS2R31
Orthologs
Species Human Mouse
Entrez

259290

353165

Ensembl

n/a

ENSMUSG00000053217

UniProt

P59538

Q7TQA8

RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_176885

NM_181276

RefSeq (protein)

NP_795366.2

NP_851793.1

Location (UCSC) Chr 12: 11.03 – 11.03 Mb Chr 6: 132.78 – 132.78 Mb
PubMed search [1] [2]
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Taste receptor, type 2, member 31, also known as TAS2R31, is a protein which in humans is encoded by the TAS2R31 gene.[3] This bitter taste receptor has been shown to respond to saccharin in vitro.[4]

TAS2R31 is also expressed in the smooth muscle of human airways, along with several other bitter taste receptors. Their activation in these cells causes an increase in intracellular calcium ion, which in turn triggers the opening of potassium channels which hyperpolarize the membrane and cause the smooth muscle to relax. Hence, activation of these receptors leads to bronchodilation.[5][5]

Polymorphisms in this gene have been associated with the perceived bitterness of sweetener acesulfame potassium.[6]

See also

References

  1. "Human PubMed Reference:".
  2. "Mouse PubMed Reference:".
  3. "Entrez Gene: TAS2R31 taste receptor, type 2, member 31".
  4. Kuhn C, Bufe B, Winnig M, Hofmann T, Frank O, Behrens M, Lewtschenko T, Slack JP, Ward CD, Meyerhof W (November 2004). "Bitter taste receptors for saccharin and acesulfame K". J. Neurosci. 24 (45): 10260–5. doi:10.1523/JNEUROSCI.1225-04.2004. PMID 15537898.
  5. 1 2 Deshpande DA, Wang WC, McIlmoyle EL, Robinett KS, Schillinger RM, An SS, Sham JS, Liggett SB (November 2010). "Bitter taste receptors on airway smooth muscle bronchodilate by localized calcium signaling and reverse obstruction". Nat. Med. 16 (11): 1299–304. doi:10.1038/nm.2237. PMC 3066567Freely accessible. PMID 20972434.
  6. Allen AL, McGeary JE, Knopik VS, Hayes JE (2013). "Bitterness of the non-nutritive sweetener acesulfame potassium varies with polymorphisms in TAS2R9 and TAS2R31". Chem. Senses. 38 (5): 379–89. doi:10.1093/chemse/bjt017. PMC 3657735Freely accessible. PMID 23599216.

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. 
  • Montmayeur JP, Matsunami H (2002). "Receptors for bitter and sweet taste.". Curr. Opin. Neurobiol. 12 (4): 366–71. doi:10.1016/S0959-4388(02)00345-8. PMID 12139982. 
  • Bufe B, Hofmann T, Krautwurst D, Raguse JD, Meyerhof W (2002). "The human TAS2R16 receptor mediates bitter taste in response to beta-glucopyranosides.". Nat. Genet. 32 (3): 397–401. doi:10.1038/ng1014. PMID 12379855. 
  • Zhang Y, Hoon MA, Chandrashekar J, Mueller KL, Cook B, Wu D, Zuker CS, Ryba NJ (2003). "Coding of sweet, bitter, and umami tastes: different receptor cells sharing similar signaling pathways.". Cell. 112 (3): 293–301. doi:10.1016/S0092-8674(03)00071-0. PMID 12581520. 
  • Conte C, Ebeling M, Marcuz A, Nef P, Andres-Barquin PJ (2003). "Identification and characterization of human taste receptor genes belonging to the TAS2R family.". Cytogenet. Genome Res. 98 (1): 45–53. doi:10.1159/000068546. PMID 12584440. 
  • Pronin AN, Tang H, Connor J, Keung W (2005). "Identification of ligands for two human bitter T2R receptors.". Chem. Senses. 29 (7): 583–93. doi:10.1093/chemse/bjh064. PMID 15337684. 
  • Fischer A, Gilad Y, Man O, Pääbo S (2005). "Evolution of bitter taste receptors in humans and apes.". Mol. Biol. Evol. 22 (3): 432–6. doi:10.1093/molbev/msi027. PMID 15496549. 
  • Kuhn C, Bufe B, Winnig M, Hofmann T, Frank O, Behrens M, Lewtschenko T, Slack JP, Ward CD, Meyerhof W (2005). "Bitter taste receptors for saccharin and acesulfame K.". J. Neurosci. 24 (45): 10260–5. doi:10.1523/JNEUROSCI.1225-04.2004. PMID 15537898. 

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