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TAS2R19

Taste receptor type 2 member 19 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the TAS2R19 gene. It seems to be involved in the perception of salt and bitter tastes.

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TAS2R19
Identifiers
AliasesTAS2R19, MSTP058, T2R19, T2R23, T2R48, TAS2R23, TAS2R48, taste 2 receptor member 19
External IDsOMIM: 613961; MGI: 2681304; HomoloGene: 89250; GeneCards: TAS2R19; OMA:TAS2R19 - orthologs
Orthologs
SpeciesHumanMouse
Entrez
Ensembl
UniProt
RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_176888

NM_181276

RefSeq (protein)

NP_795369

NP_851793

Location (UCSC)Chr 12: 11.02 – 11.02 MbChr 6: 132.75 – 132.76 Mb
PubMed search34
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Taste receptor type 2 member 19 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the TAS2R19 gene.5 It seems to be involved in the perception of salt and bitter tastes.

See also

See also

References

References

  1. GRCh38: Ensembl release 89: ENSG00000212124Ensembl, May 2017
  2. GRCm38: Ensembl release 89: ENSMUSG00000053217Ensembl, May 2017
  3. "Human PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  4. "Mouse PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  5. "Entrez Gene: TAS2R19 taste receptor, type 2, member 19".
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Further reading

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