TAS2R7 - taste 2 receptor member 7 Gene

中文名称：味觉 2 受体成员 7

种属: Homo sapiens

同用名: T2R7; TRB4

关于 TAS2R7

功能概要

该基因产物属于候选味觉受体家族，是 G 蛋白偶联受体超家族的成员。这些蛋白质在舌头和上颚上皮细胞的味觉受体细胞中特异性表达。它们以簇的形式组织在基因组中，并与影响小鼠和人类苦味感知的基因座有遗传联系。在功能表达研究中，它们对促苦味剂有反应。该基因映射到染色体 12p13 上的味觉受体基因簇。[RefSeq 提供，2008 年 7 月]

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 organized in the genome in clusters and are genetically linked to loci that influence bitter perception in mice and humans. In functional expression studies, they respond to bitter tastants. This gene maps to the Taste Receptor gene cluster on chromosome 12p13. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]