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# TAAR1

ENSG00000146399

Target class

GPCR

Chromosome

6

Approved drugs

0

Clinical candidates (approved and in development)

1

## Clinical evidence

**Approved drugs**

0

**Clinical candidates (approved and in development)**

1

## Druggability

**Chemical probe available**

Yes

## Names

**Target name**

TAAR1

**Gene name**

Trace amine associated receptor 1

**Gene symbol**

TAAR1

**Previous gene symbols**

- TRAR1

**Protein name**

Trace amine-associated receptor 1 (TaR-1) (Trace amine receptor 1)

### Other names (2)

- TAR1
- TA1

## Classification

**Gene biotype**

Protein coding

**Gene family**

Trace amine receptors

**Target class**

GPCR

**Target type**

Human gene

## Expression and localisation

**Tissues expressed in**

0

**Highest tissue expression**

0.02

**Tissue specificity (Gini)**

0.981

**Tissue specificity (tau)**

1

## Pathways and interactions

**KEGG gene identifiers**

- hsa:134864

**Protein interaction confidence**

0.8055

**Protein interaction partners**

2

### Reactome pathways (2)

- R-HSA-375280
- R-HSA-418555

## Genomic location

**End position**

132659182

**Start position**

132643312

**Chromosome**

6

**Strand**

Reverse

## Identifiers

**Ensembl gene ID**

ENSG00000146399

**HGNC ID**

HGNC:17734

Source: [www.genenames.org](https://www.genenames.org/data/gene-symbol-report/#!/hgnc%5Fid/HGNC:17734)

**NCBI Gene ID**

134864

**UniProt ID**

Q96RJ0

## Cellular location

- Endomembrane system . Endoplasmic reticulum membrane
- Multi-pass membrane protein . Cell membrane
- Multi-pass membrane protein . Note=Localizes mainly intracellularly (PubMed:11723224, PubMed:31399635, PubMed:36100653). Partially colocalizes with the endoplasmic reticulum
- also found at lower lever at the plasma membrane (PubMed:36100653). .

### Publication evidence (7)

- PubMed 11723224  
Source: [pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11723224/)
- PubMed 31399635  
Source: [pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31399635/)
- PubMed 36100653  
Source: [pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36100653/)
- PubMed 37935376  
Source: [pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37935376/)
- PubMed 37935377  
Source: [pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37935377/)
- PubMed 37963465  
Source: [pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37963465/)
- PubMed 38168118  
Source: [pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38168118/)

## Tissue expression

**Tissue specificity (tau)**

1

**Expression inequality (Gini)**

0.981481

### Highest expression

Expression in transcripts per million

**Kidney - Medulla**

0.02

**Adipose - Subcutaneous**

0

**Brain - Amygdala**

0

**Brain - Cortex**

0

**Esophagus - Mucosa**

0

### All tissues (54)

Expression in transcripts per million

- Kidney - Medulla0.02
- Adipose - Subcutaneous0
- Brain - Amygdala0
- Brain - Cortex0
- Esophagus - Mucosa0
- Adipose - Visceral (Omentum)0
- Lung0
- Liver0
- Brain - Anterior cingulate cortex (BA24)0
- Brain - Spinal cord (cervical c-1)0
- Brain - Frontal Cortex (BA9)0
- Brain - Cerebellar Hemisphere0
- Esophagus - Gastroesophageal Junction0
- Cells - EBV-transformed lymphocytes0
- Fallopian Tube0
- Bladder0
- Nerve - Tibial0
- Colon - Transverse0
- Brain - Nucleus accumbens (basal ganglia)0
- Stomach0
- Cervix - Ectocervix0
- Prostate0
- Brain - Putamen (basal ganglia)0
- Heart - Left Ventricle0
- Colon - Sigmoid0

And 29 more, listed on the interactive page.

## Biological functions

### Biological processes (4)

- GO:0007186  
Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0007186)
- GO:0007189  
Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0007189)
- GO:0007193  
Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0007193)
- GO:0007200  
Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0007200)

### Cellular components (2)

- GO:0005886  
Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0005886)
- GO:0012505  
Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0012505)

### Molecular functions (3)

- GO:0001594  
Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0001594)
- GO:0004930  
Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0004930)
- GO:0005515  
Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0005515)

## Related records

### Trials (28)

- A Clinical Study That Will Assess How Food Moves Through the Stomach and Effects Blood Glucose Levels in Subjects With Schizophrenia Taking SEP-363856 or and Prior Antipsychotic (PA) Standard
- A Clinical Study That Will Assess the Effect of SEP-363856 and Prior Antipsychotic (PA) Standard of Care on Glucose and Regulation of Insulin in Patients With Schizophrenia
- A Clinical Study That Will Assess the Effect of SEP-363856 or Prior Antipsychotic (PA) Standard of Care on Body-weight Associated Parameters in Subjects With Schizophrenia
- A Clinical Study That Will Evaluate How Well SEP-363856 Works and How Safe it is in People With Schizophrenia That Switch to SEP-363856 From Their Current Antipsychotic Medication
- A Clinical Study That Will Measure How Well SEP-363856 Works and How Safe it is in Adults With Generalized Anxiety Disorder
- A Clinical Study to Evaluate the Long-term Safety and Tolerability of an Investigational Drug in People With Schizophrenia
- A Clinical Study to Investigate the Effect of an Investigational Drug as an Added Medication to an Antipsychotic, in Adults With Schizophrenia, as Measured Positron Emission Tomography (PET) Imaging
- A Clinical Study to Learn if SEP-363856 Has Physical Dependence in Adults With Schizophrenia
- A Clinical Trial Study to Determine the Effect of an Investigational Drug (SEP-363856) Has on the Way That the Drug Metformin Travels Through the Body in People With Schizophrenia.
- A Clinical Trial That Will Study the Efficacy and Safety of an Investigational Drug in Acutely Psychotic People With Schizophrenia
- A Clinical Trial to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of SEP-363856 in Acutely Psychotic People With Schizophrenia, Followed by an Open-label Extension Phase
- A Clinical Trial to Evaluate the Long-term Safety and Tolerability of SEP-363856 in Patients With Schizophrenia in Japan
- A Clinical Trial to Study the Efficacy and Safety of an Investigational Drug in Acutely Psychotic People With Schizophrenia
- A Long-term Administration Trial of SEP-363856 in Patients With Schizophrenia
- A Study Assessing the Safety, Tolerability, and Pharmacokinetics of SEP-363856 in Male and Female Subjects With Schizophrenia
- A Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of SEP-363856 in Acutely Psychotic Adults With Schizophrenia
- A Study to Evaluate the Efficacy, Safety and Tolerability of SEP-363856 in Subjects With Parkinson's Disease Psychosis
- A Trial of the Efficacy and Safety of a Fixed Dose of SEP-363856 in Adults With Generalized Anxiety Disorder
- A Trial of the Efficacy and Safety of Fixed Doses of SEP-363856 in Adults With Generalized Anxiety Disorder
- A Trial of the Efficacy and Safety of SEP-363856 in Acutely Psychotic Participants With Schizophrenia

### Drugs (1)

- [Ulotaront](https://trialight.com/data/asset/ulotaront-f19508ce-3149-41ad-a16b-23dbba572f80.md) Trace amine-associated receptor 1 agonist

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