TAS2R10

TAS2R10
Identifiers
Aliases	TAS2R10, T2R10, TRB2, taste 2 receptor member 10
External IDs	OMIM: 604791; MGI: 2681218; HomoloGene: 128355; GeneCards: TAS2R10; OMA:TAS2R10 - orthologs
Gene location (Human)
Chr.	Chromosome 12 (human)
End	10,826,358 bp
Gene location (Mouse)
Chr.	Chromosome 6 (mouse)
End	131,667,026 bp
RNA expression pattern
	Top expressed in
	right adrenal cortex; ; Achilles tendon; ; endometrium; ; left adrenal cortex; ; corpus callosum; ; granulocyte; ; right ovary; ; stromal cell of endometrium; ; body of uterus; ; gastric mucosa;
	n/a
	More reference expression data
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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
	50839
	387346
	ENSG00000272805; ENSG00000121318; ENSG00000277238
	ENSMUSG00000063478
	Q9NYW0
	Q7M722
	NM_023921
	NM_207019
	NP_076410
	NP_996902
	Wikidata
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Taste receptor type 2 member 10 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the TAS2R10 gene. The protein is responsible for bitter taste recognition in mammals. It serves as a defense mechanism to prevent consumption of toxic substances which often have a characteristic bitter taste.