TAS2R8

TAS2R8
Identifiers
Aliases	TAS2R8, T2R8, TRB5, taste 2 receptor member 8
External IDs	OMIM: 604794; HomoloGene: 88894; GeneCards: TAS2R8; OMA:TAS2R8 - orthologs
Gene location (Human)
Chr.	Chromosome 12 (human)
End	10,807,286 bp
RNA expression pattern
	Top expressed in
	primary visual cortex; ; prefrontal cortex; ; duodenum; ; islet of Langerhans; ; right adrenal gland; ; gallbladder;
	n/a
	More reference expression data
	More reference expression data
Gene ontology
Molecular function	G protein-coupled receptor activity; signal transducer activity; taste receptor activity; bitter taste receptor activity;
Cellular component	plasma membrane; membrane; integral component of membrane;
Biological process	detection of chemical stimulus involved in sensory perception of bitter taste; signal transduction; response to stimulus; sensory perception of taste; G protein-coupled receptor signaling pathway;
	Sources:Amigo / QuickGO
Orthologs
	50836
	n/a
	ENSG00000277316; ENSG00000121314; ENSG00000272712
	n/a
	Q9NYW2
	n/a
	NM_023918
	n/a
	NP_076407
	n/a
	Wikidata
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Taste receptor type 2 member 8 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the TAS2R8 gene.^[3]^[4]^[5]

Function

This gene product belongs to the family of candidate taste receptors that are members of the G-protein-coupled receptor superfamily. These proteins are specifically expressed in the taste receptor cells of the tongue and palate epithelia. They are organized in the genome in clusters and are genetically linked to loci that influence bitter perception in mice and humans. In functional expression studies, they respond to bitter tastants. This gene maps to the taste receptor gene cluster on chromosome 12p13.^[5]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ENSG00000121314, ENSG00000272712 GRCh38: Ensembl release 89: ENSG00000277316, ENSG00000121314, ENSG00000272712 – Ensembl, May 2017
^ "Human PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
^ Adler E, Hoon MA, Mueller KL, Chandrashekar J, Ryba NJ, Zuker CS (Apr 2000). "A novel family of mammalian taste receptors". Cell. 100 (6): 693–702. doi:10.1016/S0092-8674(00)80705-9. PMID 10761934.
^ Matsunami H, Montmayeur JP, Buck LB (Apr 2000). "A family of candidate taste receptors in human and mouse". Nature. 404 (6778): 601–4. doi:10.1038/35007072. PMID 10766242.
^ ^a ^b "Entrez Gene: TAS2R8 taste receptor, type 2, member 8".

Kinnamon SC (2000). "A plethora of taste receptors". Neuron. 25 (3): 507–10. doi:10.1016/S0896-6273(00)81054-5. PMID 10774719.
Margolskee RF (2002). "Molecular mechanisms of bitter and sweet taste transduction". J. Biol. Chem. 277 (1): 1–4. doi:10.1074/jbc.R100054200. PMID 11696554.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: unflagged free DOI (link)
Montmayeur JP, Matsunami H (2002). "Receptors for bitter and sweet taste". Curr. Opin. Neurobiol. 12 (4): 366–71. doi:10.1016/S0959-4388(02)00345-8. PMID 12139982.
Chandrashekar J, Mueller KL, Hoon MA, Adler E, Feng L, Guo W, Zuker CS, Ryba NJ (2000). "T2Rs function as bitter taste receptors". Cell. 100 (6): 703–11. doi:10.1016/S0092-8674(00)80706-0. PMID 10761935.
Zhang Y, Hoon MA, Chandrashekar J, Mueller KL, Cook B, Wu D, Zuker CS, Ryba NJ (2003). "Coding of sweet, bitter, and umami tastes: different receptor cells sharing similar signaling pathways". Cell. 112 (3): 293–301. doi:10.1016/S0092-8674(03)00071-0. PMID 12581520.
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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[refGRCh38Ensembl-1] ENSG00000121314, ENSG00000272712 GRCh38: Ensembl release 89: ENSG00000277316, ENSG00000121314, ENSG00000272712 – Ensembl, May 2017

[2] "Human PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.

[pmid10761934-3] Adler E, Hoon MA, Mueller KL, Chandrashekar J, Ryba NJ, Zuker CS (Apr 2000). "A novel family of mammalian taste receptors". Cell. 100 (6): 693–702. doi:10.1016/S0092-8674(00)80705-9. PMID 10761934.

[pmid10766242-4] Matsunami H, Montmayeur JP, Buck LB (Apr 2000). "A family of candidate taste receptors in human and mouse". Nature. 404 (6778): 601–4. doi:10.1038/35007072. PMID 10766242.

[entrez-5] "Entrez Gene: TAS2R8 taste receptor, type 2, member 8".

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TAS2R8

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