Entrez gene ID | | 259292 |
Official gene symbol | | TAS2R46 |
Full name | | taste receptor, type 2, member 46 |
Aliases | | ,MGC134865,T2R46,T2R54, |
Gene summary | | TAS2R46 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 | | 11214893 - 11213964 Map Viewer |
Gene orientation | | minus |
Gene size | | 930 bp |
Gene sequence |
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OMIM ID | | 612774 |
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