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Tas1r2 - taste receptor, type 1, member 2 Gene

Mus musculus

Also known as TR2; T1r2; Gpr71

Gene ID: 83770 | Gene type: protein coding

About Tas1r2

Summary

Enables sweet Taste Receptor activity. Acts upstream of or within sensory perception of sweet taste. Predicted to be located in plasma membrane. Predicted to be integral component of membrane. Predicted to be part of sweet Taste Receptor complex. Predicted to be integral component of plasma membrane. Is expressed in tongue anterior part. Orthologous to human TAS1R2 (taste 1 receptor member 2). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]

Tas1r2 Products(1)

mRNA Protein Name
NM_031873.1 NP_114079.1 taste receptor type 1 member 2 precursor
Gene Ontology
  • Molecular Function
  • Biological Process
Molecular Function GO Annotation Evidence Reference Source
enables protein binding IPI
IPI: Inferred from physical interaction
20943918 MGI
enables sweet taste receptor activity IDA
IDA: Inferred from direct assay
11509186 MGI
Biological Process GO Annotation Evidence Reference Source
acts upstream of or within sensory perception of sweet taste IGI
IGI: Inferred from genetic interaction
20943918 MGI
EXP: Inferred from Experiment IDA: Inferred from direct assay IPI: Inferred from physical interaction IMP: Inferred from mutant phenotype IGI: Inferred from genetic interaction IEP: Inferred from expression pattern
Protein Preferred Names Protein Names

taste receptor type 1 member 2

G-protein coupled receptor 71

candidate taste receptor T1R2

sweet taste receptor T1R2

Orthologs Information

Species Symbol Source ID
Homo sapiens Tas1r2 NCBI NCBI:80834