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Gene Gene information from NCBI Gene database.
Entrez ID 50837
Gene name Taste 2 receptor member 7
Gene symbol TAS2R7
Synonyms (NCBI Gene)
T2R7TRB4
Chromosome 12
Chromosome location 12p13.2
Summary 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 organiz
miRNA miRNA information provided by mirtarbase database.
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miRTarBase ID miRNA Experiments Reference
MIRT021576 hsa-miR-142-3p Microarray 17612493
MIRT2461151 hsa-miR-155 CLIP-seq
MIRT2461152 hsa-miR-4511 CLIP-seq
MIRT2461153 hsa-miR-4696 CLIP-seq
MIRT2461151 hsa-miR-155 CLIP-seq
Gene ontology (GO) Gene Ontology (GO) annotations describing the biological processes, molecular functions, and cellular components associated with a gene.
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GO ID Ontology Definition Evidence Reference
GO:0001580 Process Detection of chemical stimulus involved in sensory perception of bitter taste IBA
GO:0001580 Process Detection of chemical stimulus involved in sensory perception of bitter taste IDA 20022913
GO:0004930 Function G protein-coupled receptor activity IEA
GO:0005515 Function Protein binding IPI 33961781
GO:0005886 Component Plasma membrane IEA
Other IDs Other IDs provides unique identifiers for this gene in OMIM, HGNC, and Ensembl databases.
MIM HGNC e!Ensembl
604793 14913 ENSG00000121377
Protein Protein information from UniProt database.
UniProt ID Unique identifier for the protein in the UniProt database. Click to view detailed protein information.
Q9NYW3
Protein name Taste receptor type 2 member 7 (T2R7) (Taste receptor family B member 4) (TRB4)
Protein function Gustducin-coupled receptor implicated in the perception of bitter compounds in the oral cavity and the gastrointestinal tract. Signals through PLCB2 and the calcium-regulated cation channel TRPM5.
Family and domains

Pfam

Accession ID Position in sequence Description Type
PF05296 TAS2R 1 → 304 Taste receptor protein (TAS2R) Family
Tissue specificity TISSUE SPECIFICITY: Expressed in subsets of taste receptor cells of the tongue and palate epithelium and exclusively in gustducin-positive cells.
Sequence
Sequence length 318
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Pathways Pathway information has different metabolic/signaling pathways associated with genes.
KEGG Pathway Reactome Pathway
Taste transduction G alpha (i) signalling events
  Class C/3 (Metabotropic glutamate/pheromone receptors)