Cell line designated KT-1 established from tongue epithelial and use thereof

摘要

A cell line KT-1 isolated from mouse tongue epithelium using high-level expression of integrin β1 as the indicator and established by a long time culture, and which expresses a taste receptor; a taste sensor comprising the cell line KT-1; the use of the cell line KT-1 to search for a factor which induces differentiation of taste cells, a substance which controls expression of taste receptors, a novel taste substance, a taste-modifying substance and a substance which aids in taste-suppressed state.