EOG8MGVNZ GO:0016021 42/59 integral component of membrane cellular_component "The component of a membrane consisting of the gene products and protein complexes having at least some part of their peptide sequence embedded in the hydrophobic region of the membrane." [GOC:dos, GOC:go_curators] EOG8MGVNZ GO:0005886 42/59 plasma membrane cellular_component "The membrane surrounding a cell that separates the cell from its external environment. It consists of a phospholipid bilayer and associated proteins." [ISBN:0716731363] EOG8MGVNZ GO:0050909 41/59 sensory perception of taste biological_process "The series of events required for an organism to receive a gustatory stimulus, convert it to a molecular signal, and recognize and characterize the signal. Gustation involves the direct detection of chemical composition, usually through contact with chemoreceptor cells. This is a neurological process." [GOC:ai, http://www.onelook.com/] EOG8MGVNZ GO:0008527 5/59 taste receptor activity molecular_function "Combining with soluble compounds to initiate a change in cell activity. These receptors are responsible for the sense of taste." [GOC:dph] EOG8MGVNZ GO:0050912 5/59 detection of chemical stimulus involved in sensory perception of taste biological_process "The series of events involved in the perception of taste in which a gustatory chemical stimulus is received and converted into a molecular signal." [GOC:ai] EOG8MGVNZ GO:0004930 1/59 G-protein coupled receptor activity molecular_function "Combining with an extracellular signal and transmitting the signal across the membrane by activating an associated G-protein; promotes the exchange of GDP for GTP on the alpha subunit of a heterotrimeric G-protein complex." [GOC:bf, http://www.iuphar-db.org, Wikipedia:GPCR]