Potential arms race in the coevolution of primates and angiosperms: brazzein sweet proteins and gorilla taste receptors.
Elaine E GuevaraCarrie C VeilleuxKristin SaltonstallAdalgisa CacconeNicholas I MundyBrenda J BradleyPublished in: American journal of physical anthropology (2016)
We propose that the gorilla-specific mutations at the TAS1R3 locus encoding T1R3 could be a counter-adaptation to the false sweet signal of brazzein.
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