Species Human Entrez 50832 | Human Mouse Ensembl ENSG00000127364 | |
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Aliases TAS2R4, T2R4, taste 2 receptor member 4 External IDs MGI: 2681210 HomoloGene: 49480 GeneCards: TAS2R4 | ||
Taste receptor type 2 member 4 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the TAS2R4 gene.
Function
This gene encodes a member of a family of candidate taste receptors that are members of the G protein-coupled receptor superfamily and that are specifically expressed by taste receptor cells of the tongue and palate epithelia. These apparently intronless genes encode a 7-transmembrane receptor protein, functioning as a bitter taste receptor. This gene is clustered with another 3 candidate taste receptor genes in chromosome 7 and is genetically linked to loci that influence bitter perception.
References
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