Entrez gene ID | | 259296 |
Official gene symbol | | TAS2R50 |
Full name | | taste receptor, type 2, member 50 |
Aliases | | ,MGC138305,T2R50,T2R51,TAS2R51, |
Gene summary | | TAS2R50 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] |
Location | | Chromosome: 12 Locus: 12p13.2 |
Gene position | | 11139511 - 11138512 Map Viewer |
Gene orientation | | minus |
Gene size | | 1000 bp |
Gene sequence |
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OMIM ID | | 609627 |