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Facts about Taste receptor type 2 member 20.
The activity of this receptor may stimulate alpha gustducin, mediate PLC-beta-2 activation and lead to the gating of TRPM5 (By similarity). .
| Human | |
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| Gene Name: | TAS2R20 |
| Uniprot: | P59543 |
| Entrez: | 259295 |

| Belongs to: |
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| G-protein coupled receptor T2R family |

MGC119119; MGC119120; MGC119121; MGC134637; T2R20; T2R49; T2R56MGC119118; TAS2R49; taste receptor type 2 member 20; Taste receptor type 2 member 49; Taste receptor type 2 member 56; taste receptor, type 2, member 20; taste receptor, type 2, member 49
Mass (kDA):
35.358 kDA

| Human | |
|---|---|
| Location: | 12p13.2 |
| Sequence: | 12; NC_000012.12 (10995962..10998304, complement) |
Expressed in subsets of taste receptor cells of the tongue and exclusively in gustducin-positive cells.
Membrane; Multi-pass membrane protein.



PMID: 12379855 by Bufe B., et al. The human TAS2R16 receptor mediates bitter taste in response to beta- glucopyranosides.
PMID: 12584440 by Conte C., et al. Identification and characterization of human taste receptor genes belonging to the TAS2R family.