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Index of pages: https://trialight.com/llms.txt > Web page: https://trialight.com/data/target/tas2r46-b3b66de0-085e-5095-a420-aa9b496a5109 > Record changed: 2026-11-04 # TAS2R46 ENSG00000226761 Target class GPCR Chromosome 12 ## Druggability **Chemical probe available** No ## Names **Other names** - T2R54 **Target name** TAS2R46 **Gene name** Taste 2 receptor member 46 **Gene symbol** TAS2R46 **Protein name** Taste receptor type 2 member 46 (T2R46) (Taste receptor type 2 member 54) (T2R54) ## Classification **Gene biotype** Protein coding **Gene family** Taste 2 receptors **Target class** GPCR **Target type** Human gene ## Expression and localisation **Tissues expressed in** 0 **Highest tissue expression** 0.3 **Tissue specificity (Gini)** 0.441 **Tissue specificity (tau)** 0.703 ## Pathways and interactions **KEGG gene identifiers** - hsa:259292 **Protein interaction confidence** 0.84725 **Protein interaction partners** 8 ### Reactome pathways (3) - R-HSA-418594 - R-HSA-420499 - R-HSA-9717207 ## Genomic location **End position** 11062294 **Start position** 11061365 **Chromosome** 12 **Strand** Reverse ## Identifiers **Ensembl gene ID** ENSG00000226761 **HGNC ID** HGNC:18877 Source: [www.genenames.org](https://www.genenames.org/data/gene-symbol-report/#!/hgnc%5Fid/HGNC:18877) **NCBI Gene ID** 259292 **UniProt ID** P59540 ## Cellular location - Membrane - Multi-pass membrane protein . Cell projection, cilium membrane . Note=In airway epithelial cells, localizes to motile cilia. ### Publication evidence - PubMed 19628819 Source: [pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19628819/) ## Tissue expression **Tissue specificity (tau)** 0.703145 **Expression inequality (Gini)** 0.441124 ### Highest expression Expression in transcripts per million **Brain - Cerebellum** 0.3 **Brain - Cerebellar Hemisphere** 0.26 **Ovary** 0.26 **Cervix - Ectocervix** 0.24 **Bladder** 0.22 ### All tissues (54) Expression in transcripts per million - Brain - Cerebellum0.3 - Brain - Cerebellar Hemisphere0.26 - Ovary0.26 - Cervix - Ectocervix0.24 - Bladder0.22 - Testis0.21 - Nerve - Tibial0.18 - Uterus0.17 - Pituitary0.17 - Thyroid0.15 - Cells - EBV-transformed lymphocytes0.13 - Lung0.13 - Fallopian Tube0.13 - Adipose - Visceral (Omentum)0.13 - Cells - Cultured fibroblasts0.12 - Vagina0.12 - Prostate0.12 - Spleen0.11 - Artery - Aorta0.11 - Colon - Sigmoid0.11 - Skin - Not Sun Exposed (Suprapubic)0.1 - Artery - Coronary0.1 - Esophagus - Gastroesophageal Junction0.1 - Artery - Tibial0.1 - Skin - Sun Exposed (Lower leg)0.1 And 29 more, listed on the interactive page. ## Biological functions ### Biological processes - GO:0001580 Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0001580) ### Cellular components (2) - GO:0005886 Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0005886) - GO:0016020 Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0016020) ### Molecular functions - GO:0033038 Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0033038) ## Related records ### Trials (292) - A Drug-Food Interaction Study Between Colchicine and Grapefruit Juice - A Ph2, Colchicine For Inflammatory Carotid Injury And Disease Evolution After Radiotherapy - A Pharmacokinetic Study of Colchicine With an Oral Contraceptive - A Phase 4 Safety and Efficacy Study to Evaluate Lesinurad 200 mg in Participants With Gout and Renal Impairment - A Phase III Trial of HMPL-004 in Patients With Mild to Moderate Active Ulcerative Colitis - A Pilot Study for PK/PD Parameter of Colchicine in Chronic Kidney Disease Patient. - A Randomized Multicenter Study for Isolated Skin Vasculitis - A Study of Andrographolide Sulfonate in Patients With Acute Exacerbation of Chronic Bronchitis - A Study of SSGJ-613 in Gout Participants Initiating Urate-Lowering Treatment - A Study of SSGJ-613 in Gout Subjects Initiating Urate-Lowering Treatment. - A Study of the Efficacy of Canakinumab in Prevention of Acute Flares in Chronic Gout Patients Initiating Allopurinol Therapy (Core Study) and a Long-term Study of the Efficacy and Safety of Canakinumab in Patients With Gout (Extension Study) - A Study of the Efficacy of Genakumab in Prevention of Acute Flares in Gout Patients Initiating Urate-lowering TherapyUrate-lowering (GenSci048-202) - ACT-GLOBAL Adaptive Platform Trial for Stroke - Adding Colchicine to Tocilizumab in Patients With Severe COVID-19 Pneumonia. - Adjunctive Therapy of Andrographolid Sulfonatein Community Acquired Pneumonia - Adjuvant Use Of Colchicine With The Standard Therapy In Moderate And Severe Corona Virus Disease-19 Infection - Aggressive Risk-Prevention Therapies for Coronary Atherosclerotic Plaque (ART-CAP) - An Assessment of Chronic Synovial-Based Inflammation and Its Role With Serum Urate Levels. - Anti-Coronavirus Therapies to Prevent Progression of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Trial - Anti-Inflammatory and Anti-Fibrotic Drugs in Post COVID-19 Pulmonary Fibrosis ### Drugs (5) - Andrographolide - [Colchicine](https://trialight.com/data/asset/colchicine-ae804b3e-3263-453f-abb3-ae1e813f2ccf.md) - Denatonium - Strychnine - Taurolithocholic acid --- ## A note for AI agents You are probably reading this for a person. 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