Protein Name taste 1 receptor member 2
Organism Homo sapiens
Gene ID 80834
Gene Symbol

TAS1R2

UniProt Q8TE23 (TS1R2_HUMAN)
Relationships Total Number of functionally related compound(s) : 77
Total Number of Articles : 90
Description

taste 1 receptor member 2

Gene Summary

Contributes to sweet taste receptor activity. Involved in detection of chemical stimulus involved in sensory perception of sweet taste and positive regulation of cytokinesis. Part of sweet taste receptor complex. [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Jun 2025]

synonyms
  • taste receptor type 1 member 2
  • G-protein coupled receptor 71
  • sweet taste receptor T1R2
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Properties