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TAS2R50


Official Full Name
taste 2 receptor member 50
Organism
Homo sapiens
Gene ID
259296
Background
TAS2R50 belongs to the large TAS2R receptor family. TAS2Rs are expressed on the surface of taste receptor cells and mediate the perception of bitterness through a G protein-coupled second messenger pathway (Conte et al., 2002 [PubMed 12584440]). See also TAS2R10 (MIM 604791).[supplied by OMIM, Mar 2008]
Synonyms
T2R50; T2R51; TAS2R51

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