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Trace amine-associated receptor 1 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the TAAR1 gene.The trace amine-associated receptor 1 is an amine-activated G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) coupled to Gs and Gq located at the neural presynaptic membrane and on some lymphocytes. TAAR1 was discovered in 2001 by two independent groups of investigators Borowski et al. and Bunzow et al.