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.