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Gene information for TAS2R46 (Homo sapiens)
(Information is obtained from NCBI Gene database)
Entrez gene ID259292
Official gene symbolTAS2R46
Full nametaste receptor, type 2, member 46
Aliases,MGC134865,T2R46,T2R54,
Gene summaryTAS2R46 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]
LocationChromosome: 12   Locus: 12p13.2
Gene position11214893 - 11213964  Map Viewer
Gene orientationminus
Gene size930 bp
Gene sequence
OMIM ID612774