TAS2R42

Taste receptor, type 2, member 42 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the TAS2R42 gene.[4][5]

TAS2R42
Identifiers
Aliases	TAS2R42, T2R24, T2R42, T2R55, TAS2R55, taste 2 receptor member 42
External IDs	OMIM: 613966 MGI: 2681280 HomoloGene: 52298 GeneCards: TAS2R42
Gene location (Human) Chr. Chromosome 12 (human)[1] Band 12p13.2 Start 11,185,993 bp[1] End 11,186,937 bp[1]
Gene ontology Molecular function • G-protein coupled receptor activity • signal transducer activity • bitter taste receptor activity Cellular component • integral component of membrane • cell membrane • 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
Species	Human	Mouse
Entrez	353164	387356
Ensembl	ENSG00000273505 ENSG00000186136	n/a
UniProt	Q7RTR8	Q7M708
RefSeq (mRNA)	NM_181429	NM_207030
RefSeq (protein)	NP_852094	NP_996913
Location (UCSC)	Chr 12: 11.19 – 11.19 Mb	n/a
PubMed search	[2]	[3]
Wikidata
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References

1. ENSG00000186136 GRCh38: Ensembl release 89: ENSG00000273505, ENSG00000186136 - Ensembl, May 2017
2. "Human PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
3. "Mouse PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
4. "Entrez Gene: taste receptor".
5. 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.

Further reading

• 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.