Entrez Summary: This gene encodes a member of a family of candidate taste receptors that are members of the G protein-coupled receptor superfamily. These family members are specifically expressed by taste receptor cells of the tongue and palate epithelia. Each of these apparently intronless genes encodes a 7-transmembrane receptor protein, functioning as a bitter taste receptor. This gene is clustered with another 3 candidate taste receptor genes in chromosome 7 and is genetically linked to loci that influence bitter perception. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008].
UniProt Summary: 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. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:12379855, ECO:0000269|PubMed:15759003}.
Pfam DomainsGO Terms
Pfam Domains
TAS2R
GO Terms
bitter taste receptor activity
detection of chemical stimulus involved in sensory perception of bitter taste
sensory perception of bitter taste
detection of chemical stimulus involved in sensory perception of taste
sensory perception of taste
trans-Golgi network
external side of plasma membrane
detection of chemical stimulus involved in sensory perception
detection of chemical stimulus
sensory perception of chemical stimulus
detection of stimulus involved in sensory perception
detection of stimulus
G protein-coupled receptor activity
sensory perception
endoplasmic reticulum
G protein-coupled receptor signaling pathway
nervous system process
system process
CRISPR Data
Compound HitMost Correlated Genes in ChemogenomicsTissues where Essential in the Avana Dataset (DepMap 20Q1)