TAS2R16
Gene Information
- Official Symbol: TAS2R16
- Official Name: taste 2 receptor member 16
- Aliases and Previous Symbols: N/A
- Entrez ID: 50833
- UniProt: Q9NYV7
- Interactions: BioGRID
- PubMed articles: Open PubMed
- OMIM: Open OMIM
Function Summary
- 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}.
CRISPR Data
Essentiality in NALM6
- Essentiality Rank: 8874
- Expression level (log2 read counts): -7.68