Entrez gene ID | | 259290 |
Official gene symbol | | TAS2R31 |
Full name | | taste receptor, type 2, member 31 |
Aliases | | ,T2R31,T2R44,T2R53,TAS2R44, |
Gene summary | | TAS2R44 belongs to the large TAS2R receptor family. TAS2Rs are expressed on the surface of taste receptor cells and mediate the perception of bitterness through a G protein-coupled second messenger pathway (Conte et al., 2002 [PubMed 12584440]). For further information on TAS2Rs, see MIM 604791.[supplied by OMIM] |
Location | | Chromosome: 12 Locus: 12p13.2 |
Gene position | | 11184006 - 11182986 Map Viewer |
Gene orientation | | minus |
Gene size | | 1021 bp |
Gene sequence |
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OMIM ID | | 612669 |