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Gene information for TAS2R50 (Homo sapiens)
(Information is obtained from NCBI Gene database)
Entrez gene ID259296
Official gene symbolTAS2R50
Full nametaste receptor, type 2, member 50
Aliases,MGC138305,T2R50,T2R51,TAS2R51,
Gene summaryTAS2R50 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]). See also TAS2R10 (MIM 604791).[supplied by OMIM]
LocationChromosome: 12   Locus: 12p13.2
Gene position11139511 - 11138512  Map Viewer
Gene orientationminus
Gene size1000 bp
Gene sequence
OMIM ID609627