| Gene Symbol |
TAS2R40
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| Entrez Gene |
259286
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| Alt Symbol |
GPR60, T2R40, T2R58
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| Species |
Human
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| Gene Type |
protein-coding
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| Description |
taste receptor, type 2, member 40
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| Other Description |
G protein-coupled receptor 60|G-protein coupled receptor 60|taste receptor type 2 member 40|taste receptor type 2 member 58
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| Swissprots |
P59535 A4D2I2 Q645W6
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| Accessions |
AAM19320 BAD98041 BAD98042 BAD98043 CAI53578 EAL23782 EAW51882 P59535 BC101795 AAI01796 BC101797 AAI01798 NM_176882 NP_795363
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| Function |
Gustducin-coupled receptor implicated in the perception of bitter compounds in the oral cavity and the gastrointestinal tract. Signals through PLCB2 and the calcium-regulated cation channel TRPM5.
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| Subcellular Location |
Membrane; Multi-pass membrane protein.
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| Tissue Specificity |
Expressed in subsets of taste receptor cells of the tongue and exclusively in gustducin-positive cells.
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| Top Pathways |
Taste transduction
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