TAS2R8
Sign in to saveAlso known as T2R8, TRB5, taste 2 receptor member 8
Taste receptor type 2 member 8 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the TAS2R8 gene.
Gene data
TAS2R8- Name
- taste 2 receptor member 8
- Type
- protein-coding
- Position
- 10,806,051–10,807,286 (−)
- Aliases
- T2R8, TRB5
- Ensembl
- ENSG00000121314
- RefSeq RNA
- NM_023918.3
- RefSeq protein
- NP_076407.1
This gene product belongs to the family of candidate taste receptors that are members of the G-protein-coupled receptor superfamily. These proteins are specifically expressed in the taste receptor cells of the tongue and palate epithelia. They are organized in the genome in clusters and are genetically linked to loci that influence bitter perception in mice and humans. In functional expression studies, they respond to bitter tastants. This gene maps to the taste receptor gene cluster on chromosome 12p13. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008].
Gene Ontology
Biological process
Molecular function
Cellular component
Pathways
via MyGene.info
Gene · Ensembl
taste 2 receptor member 8
- Symbol
- TAS2R8
- Biotype
- Protein coding
- Organism
- Homo sapiens
- Location
- Chr HSCHR12_3_CTG2:4,757-5,999
- Strand
- Reverse (−)
- Assembly
- GRCh38
via Ensembl · EMBL-EBI
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- gene
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- HomoloGene ID
- 88894
- found in taxon
- Homo sapiens
- exact match
- identifiers.org/ncbigene/50836
- chromosome
- human chromosome 12
- genomic start
- 10958650
- genomic end
- 10807286
- cytogenetic location
- 12p13.2
- expressed in
- gallbladder
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Encyclopedic overview
5 sectionsContents
- Function
- Antagonists
- See also
- References
- Further reading
Taste receptor type 2 member 8 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the TAS2R8 gene.
== Function ==
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