Dietmar Krautwurst | Author | SciTechnol

Dietmar Krautwurst Author

dietmar.krautwurst@lrz.tum.de 08161-712634 | 08161-712634

Subjects of specialization
Food Chemistry,genetic engineering and biodiversity,Metabolic function,chemoreception & biosignals,Food Systems Biology

Affiliation
German Institute of Human Nutrition

Biography

Dietmar Krautwurst is a Principal Investor, Ph.D. at the German Institute of Human Nutrition. German Research Center for Food Chemistry ? Leibniz Institute, Physiology, Freising, Germany

Publications

Short Communication Open Access

Tracing Amines to their Receptors: A Synopsis in Light of Recent Literature

Author(s):

Agne Babusyte and Dietmar Krautwurst

Tracing Amines to their Receptors: A Synopsis in Light of Recent Literature

Trace amine-associated receptors (TAAR) have been an elusive species of G protein-coupled receptors (GPCR), so far, mainly because of their suboptimal expression in heterologous cell systems. Little connection could be established between the namegiving low physiological concentrations of their putative amine agonists, and their tissue-specific biological function. At the same time, there is growing evidence that suggests ectopic expression of certain TAAR, beyond their supposed typical tissue expression as olfactory receptors in the olfactory epithelium, at least in mice.

DOI: 10.4172/2324-9293.1000103

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