Protein
Putative gustatory receptor 22b
Organism
Drosophila melanogaster
Function
Probable gustatory receptor which mediates acceptance or avoidance behavior, depending on its substrates (By similarity). Seems to be involved in the sensing of bitter taste since it is expressed in neurons that mediate sensitivity to bitter compounds.
Similarity
Belongs to the insect chemoreceptor superfamily. Gustatory receptor (GR) family. Gr22e subfamily.
Sequence
MFGSSREIRPYLARQMLKTTLYGSWLLGIFPFTLDSGKRIRQLRRSRCLTLYGLVLNYFLIFTLIRLAFEYRKHKLEAFKRNPVLEMINVVIGIINVLSALIVHFMNFWGSRKVGEICNELLILEYQDFEGLNGRNCPNFNCFVIQKCLTILGQLLSFFTLNFALPGLEFHICLVLLSCLMEFSLNLNIMHYHVGVLLIYRYVWLINEQLKDLVSQLKLNPETDFSRIHQFLSLYKRLLELNRKLVIAYEYQMTLFIIAQLSGNIVVIYFLIVYGLSMRTYSIFLVAFPNSLLINIWDFWLCIAACDLTEKAGDETAIILKIFSDLEHRDDKLEMSVNEFAWLCSHRKFRFQLCGLFSMNCRMGFKMIITTFLYLVYLVQFDYMNL