TAS2R40

TAS2R40
Identifiers
Aliases	TAS2R40, GPR60, T2R40, T2R58, taste 2 receptor member 40
External IDs	MGI: 2681312 HomoloGene: 47977 GeneCards: TAS2R40
Gene ontology
Molecular function	• G-protein coupled receptor activity; • signal transducer activity; • bitter taste receptor activity;
Cellular component	• plasma membrane; • membrane; • integral component of membrane;
Biological process	• G-protein coupled receptor signaling pathway; • detection of chemical stimulus involved in sensory perception of bitter taste; • signal transduction; • response to stimulus; • sensory perception of taste;
	Sources:Amigo / QuickGO
Orthologs
	259286
	387515
	ENSG00000221937
	ENSMUSG00000051917
	P59535
	Q7TQB8
	NM_176882
	NM_001001453
	NP_795363
	NP_001001453.1; NP_001001453
	Wikidata
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Taste receptor type 2 member 40 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the TAS2R40 gene.^[3]^[4]

References[edit]

^ "Human PubMed Reference:".
^ "Mouse PubMed Reference:".
^ Bufe B, Hofmann T, Krautwurst D, Raguse JD, Meyerhof W (Oct 2002). "The human TAS2R16 receptor mediates bitter taste in response to beta-glucopyranosides". Nat Genet. 32 (3): 397–401. doi:10.1038/ng1014. PMID 12379855.
^ "Entrez Gene: TAS2R40 taste receptor, type 2, member 40".

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Fischer A, Gilad Y, Man O, Pääbo S (2005). "Evolution of bitter taste receptors in humans and apes.". Mol. Biol. Evol. 22 (3): 432–6. doi:10.1093/molbev/msi027. PMID 15496549.
Go Y, Satta Y, Takenaka O, Takahata N (2006). "Lineage-specific loss of function of bitter taste receptor genes in humans and nonhuman primates.". Genetics. 170 (1): 313–26. doi:10.1534/genetics.104.037523. PMC 1449719. PMID 15744053.

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