TAS2R42

TAS2R42
Identifiers
Aliases	TAS2R42, T2R24, T2R42, T2R55, TAS2R55, taste 2 receptor member 42
External IDs	MGI: 2681280 HomoloGene: 52298 GeneCards: TAS2R42
Gene ontology
Molecular function	• G-protein coupled receptor activity; • signal transducer activity; • bitter taste receptor activity;
Cellular component	• integral component of membrane; • plasma membrane; • 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
	353164
	387356
	n/a
	ENSMUSG00000057699
	Q7RTR8
	n/a
	NM_181429
	NM_207030
	n/a
	n/a
	Wikidata
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Taste receptor, type 2, member 42 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the TAS2R42 gene.^[3]^[4]

References[edit]

^ "Human PubMed Reference:".
^ "Mouse PubMed Reference:".
^ "Entrez Gene: taste receptor".
^ Shi P, Zhang J, Yang H, Zhang YP (May 2003). "Adaptive diversification of bitter taste receptor genes in Mammalian evolution". Mol. Biol. Evol. 20 (5): 805–14. doi:10.1093/molbev/msg083. PMID 12679530.

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 (2005). "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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