FB2026_03 , released September 17, 2026

CV Term Report

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General Information

Term

taste receptor activity

ID (Ontology)

GO:0008527 (Gene Ontology)

Definition

Combining with soluble compounds to initiate a change in cell activity. These receptors are responsible for the sense of taste.

Also Known As

"gustatory receptor"

Comment

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Annotations

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Data Class	Field	Direct annotations
Genes (FBgn)	GO_MOLECULAR_FUNCTION

Full annotation statements including this term (annotations to child terms are NOT included), and relevant FlyBase records

Full annotation statements	Relevant FlyBase reports
Full annotation statements	Genes
taste receptor activity (all annotations which use CV term, excluding "NOT" statements)
enables \| taste receptor activity
NOT \| enables \| taste receptor activity

Spanning Tree (Parents/Children)

  signaling receptor activity
   |__transmembrane signaling receptor activity
       |__taste receptor activity  58 rec.
           |__bitter taste receptor activity
           |   |__GPCR bitter taste receptor activity
           |__contact chemoreceptor activity
           |__GPCR taste receptor activity
           |   |__GPCR bitter taste receptor activity
           |   |__GPCR sweet taste receptor activity
           |   |__umami taste receptor activity
           |__ionotropic taste receptor activity 16 rec.
           |   |__ionotropic bitter taste receptor activity 1 rec.
           |   |__ionotropic salty taste receptor activity 1 rec.
           |   |__ionotropic sweet taste receptor activity 10 rec.
           |__sour taste receptor activity 1 rec.
           |__sweet taste receptor activity 9 rec.
               |__GPCR sweet taste receptor activity

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Relationships
Is a	transmembrane signaling receptor activity
Part of
Synonyms & Secondary IDs
Synonyms
	"gustatory receptor" EXACT
Secondary IDs

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