RGD Reference Report - Expression of the putative membrane fatty acid transporter (FAT) in taste buds of the circumvallate papillae in rats. - Rat Genome Database

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Expression of the putative membrane fatty acid transporter (FAT) in taste buds of the circumvallate papillae in rats.

Authors: Fukuwatari, T  Kawada, T  Tsuruta, M  Hiraoka, T  Iwanaga, T  Sugimoto, E  Fushiki, T 
Citation: Fukuwatari T, etal., FEBS Lett 1997 Sep 8;414(2):461-4.
RGD ID: 1298594
Pubmed: PMID:9315741   (View Abstract at PubMed)

The putative membrane fatty acid transporter (FAT) protein and its mRNA, originally expressed in adipose tissue, were found in the tongue of rats. Northern blot analysis showed a significant expression of FAT mRNA in the epithelial layer of circumvallate papillae. Immunohistochemical staining revealed that immunoreactivity for FAT is specifically localized in the apical part of taste bud cells, possibly gustatory cells, in the circumvallate papillae.

Gene Ontology Annotations    Click to see Annotation Detail View

Biological Process
TermQualifierEvidenceWithReferenceNotesSourceOriginal Reference(s)
long-chain fatty acid transport  IMP 1298594 RGD 

Cellular Component
TermQualifierEvidenceWithReferenceNotesSourceOriginal Reference(s)
apical part of cell  IDA 1298594 RGD 

Objects Annotated

Genes (Rattus norvegicus)
Cd36  (CD36 molecule)


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