TAS2R8

ENSG00000121314
Target class
GPCR
Chromosome
12

Chemical probe available
No

Target name
TAS2R8
Gene name
Taste 2 receptor member 8
Gene symbol
TAS2R8
Protein name
Taste receptor type 2 member 8 (T2R8) (Taste receptor family B member 5) (TRB5)

  • T2R8
  • TRB5

Gene biotype
Protein coding
Gene family
Taste 2 receptors
Target class
GPCR
Target type
Human gene

Tissues expressed in
0
Highest tissue expression
0.13
Tissue specificity (Gini)
0.907
Tissue specificity (tau)
0.951

KEGG gene identifiers
  • hsa:50836
Protein interaction confidence
0.905
Protein interaction partners
1

  • R-HSA-418594
  • R-HSA-420499
  • R-HSA-9717207

End position
10807286
Start position
10806051
Chromosome
12
Strand
Reverse

Ensembl gene ID
ENSG00000121314
HGNC ID
NCBI Gene ID
50836
UniProt ID
Q9NYW2

  • Membrane
  • Multi-pass membrane protein.

Tissue specificity (tau)
0.950653
Expression inequality (Gini)
0.907407

Expression in transcripts per million

Brain - Cerebellum
0.13
Brain - Cerebellar Hemisphere
0.11
Pituitary
0.07
Brain - Frontal Cortex (BA9)
0.05
Brain - Cortex
0.04

Expression in transcripts per million

  • Brain - Cerebellum0.13
  • Brain - Cerebellar Hemisphere0.11
  • Pituitary0.07
  • Brain - Frontal Cortex (BA9)0.05
  • Brain - Cortex0.04
  • Brain - Hypothalamus0.04
  • Adrenal Gland0.03
  • Ovary0
  • Colon - Transverse0
  • Cells - Cultured fibroblasts0
  • Brain - Nucleus accumbens (basal ganglia)0
  • Breast - Mammary Tissue0
  • Spleen0
  • Whole Blood0
  • Skin - Not Sun Exposed (Suprapubic)0
  • Brain - Spinal cord (cervical c-1)0
  • Esophagus - Mucosa0
  • Esophagus - Muscularis0
  • Brain - Hippocampus0
  • Adipose - Subcutaneous0
  • Colon - Sigmoid0
  • Uterus0
  • Stomach0
  • Small Intestine - Terminal Ileum0
  • Brain - Anterior cingulate cortex (BA24)0

And 29 more, listed on the interactive page.

Biological processes

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