Patent ID: 8039590

Claim:
A heteromeric taste receptor comprising: (a) a first polypeptide comprised of extracellular and transmembrane domains wherein said transmembrane domains are at least 95% identical to the transmembrane domains of the T1R2 polypeptide of SEQ ID NO: 6, and the extracellular domains are at least 95% identical to the corresponding extracellular domains of said T1R2 polypeptide and; (b) a second polypeptide comprised of extracellular and transmembrane domains wherein said transmembrane domains are at least 95% identical to the transmembrane domains of the T1R3 polypeptide of SEQ ID NO: 7, and the extracellular domains are at least 95% identical to the corresponding extracellular domains of said T1R3 polypeptide.