TAS2R60 (taste 2 receptor member 60)

Gene
Gene Gene ontology Other IDs Protein Pathways
Entrez ID Entrez Gene ID - the GENE ID in NCBI Gene database.
338398
Gene name Gene Name - the full gene name approved by the HGNC.
Taste 2 receptor member 60
Gene symbol Gene Symbol - the official gene symbol approved by the HGNC.
TAS2R60
Synonyms (NCBI Gene) Gene synonyms aliases
T2R56, T2R60
Chromosome Chromosome number
7
Chromosome location Chromosomal Location - indicates the cytogenetic location of the gene or region on the chromosome.
7q35
Summary Summary of gene provided in NCBI Entrez Gene.
This gene encodes a member of the bitter taste receptor family which belong to the G protein-coupled receptor superfamily and are predominantly expressed in taste receptor cells of the tongue and palate epithelia. This intronless taste receptor gene encod
Gene ontology (GO) Gene ontology information of associated ontologies with gene provided by GO database.
Gene Gene ontology Other IDs Protein Pathways
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GO ID Ontology Definition Evidence Reference
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:0004930 Function G protein-coupled receptor activity NAS 12584440
GO:0005886 Component Plasma membrane IEA
GO:0005886 Component Plasma membrane TAS
Other IDs Other ids provides unique ids of gene in databases such as OMIM, HGNC, ENSEMBLE.
Gene Gene ontology Other IDs Protein Pathways
MIM HGNC e!Ensembl
613968 20639 ENSG00000185899
Protein
Gene Gene ontology Other IDs Protein Pathways
UniProt ID P59551
Protein name Taste receptor type 2 member 60 (T2R60) (Taste receptor type 2 member 56) (T2R56)
Protein function Receptor that may play a role in the perception of bitterness and is gustducin-linked. May play a role in sensing the chemical composition of the gastrointestinal content. The activity of this receptor may stimulate alpha gustducin, mediate PLC-
Family and domains

Pfam

Accession ID Position in sequence Description Type
PF05296 TAS2R 12 → 310 Taste receptor protein (TAS2R) Family
Tissue specificity TISSUE SPECIFICITY: Expressed in subsets of taste receptor cells of the tongue 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.
Gene Gene ontology Other IDs Protein Pathways
  KEGG   Reactome
  Taste transduction   G alpha (i) signalling events
Class C/3 (Metabotropic glutamate/pheromone receptors)
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