Mus musculus Protein: Taar1
Summary
InnateDB Protein IDBP-138155.6
Last Modified 2014-10-13 [Report errors or provide feedback]
Gene Symbol Taar1
Protein Name trace amine-associated receptor 1
Synonyms taR-1; Tar1; Trar1;
Species Mus musculus
Ensembl Protein ENSMUSP00000049527
InnateDB Gene IDBG-138153 (Taar1)
Protein Structure
UniProt Annotation
Function Receptor for trace amines, including beta- phenylethylamine (b-PEA), p-tyramine (p-TYR), octopamine and tryptamine, with highest affinity for b-PEA and p-TYR. Unresponsive to classical biogenic amines, such as epinephrine and histamine and only partially activated by dopamine and serotonine. Trace amines are biogenic amines present in very low levels in mammalian tissues. Although some trace amines have clearly defined roles as neurotransmitters in invertebrates, the extent to which they function as true neurotransmitters in vertebrates has remained speculative. Trace amines are likely to be involved in a variety of physiological functions that have yet to be fully understood. The signal transduced by this receptor is mediated by the G(s)-class of G-proteins which activate adenylate cyclase. {ECO:0000269PubMed:15718104}.
Subcellular Localization Cell membrane; Multi-pass membrane protein.
Disease Associations
Tissue Specificity Widely distributed throughout the brain. Strongly expressed in the mitral cell layer of the olfactory bulb, piriform cortex, the arcuate, motor, and mesencephalic trigeminal nuclei, lateral reticular and hypoglossal nuclei, cerebellar Purkinje cells, and ventral horn of the spinal cord. Moderately expressed in the frontal, entorhinal, and agranular cortices, the ventral pallidum, thalamus, hippocampus, several hypothalamic nuclei, ambiguus, dorsal raphe, and gigantocellular reticular nuclei. Weakly expressed in the septum, basal ganglia, amygdala, myelencephalon, and spinal cord dorsal horn. Particularly interesting is the moderate expression in several monoaminergic cell groups, namely the dorsal raphe, the locus coeruleus, and the ventral tegmental area.
Comments
Interactions
Number of Interactions This gene and/or its encoded proteins are associated with 0 experimentally validated interaction(s) in this database.
Gene Ontology

Molecular Function
Accession GO Term
GO:0001594 trace-amine receptor activity
GO:0004930 G-protein coupled receptor activity
GO:0008227 G-protein coupled amine receptor activity
Biological Process
GO:0007186 G-protein coupled receptor signaling pathway
GO:0007191 adenylate cyclase-activating dopamine receptor signaling pathway
Cellular Component
GO:0005886 plasma membrane
GO:0016021 integral component of membrane
Protein Structure and Domains
PDB ID MGI:2148258
InterPro IPR000276 G protein-coupled receptor, rhodopsin-like
IPR009132 Trace amine associated receptor family
IPR009133 Trace amine associated receptor 1
IPR017452 GPCR, rhodopsin-like, 7TM
IPR019424 7TM GPCR, olfactory receptor/chemoreceptor Srsx
PFAM PF00001
PF10320
PRINTS PR00237
PR01830
PR01831
PIRSF
SMART
TIGRFAMs
Post-translational Modifications
Modification
Cross-References
SwissProt Q923Y8
PhosphoSite PhosphoSite-
TrEMBL
UniProt Splice Variant
Entrez Gene 111174
UniGene Mm.377141
RefSeq NP_444435
MGI ID
MGI Symbol Taar1
OMIM
CCDS CCDS23735
HPRD
IMGT
EMBL AF380187 BC125368 BC125370
GenPept AAI25369 AAI25371 AAK71238