TAS2R40 explained

Taste receptor type 2 member 40 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the TAS2R40 gene.^{[1] [2]}

See also

• Taste receptor

Further reading

• Margolskee RF . Molecular mechanisms of bitter and sweet taste transduction. . J. Biol. Chem. . 277 . 1 . 1–4 . 2002 . 11696554 . 10.1074/jbc.R100054200 . free .
• Montmayeur JP, Matsunami H . Receptors for bitter and sweet taste. . Curr. Opin. Neurobiol. . 12 . 4 . 366–71 . 2002 . 12139982 . 10.1016/S0959-4388(02)00345-8 . 37807140 .
• Zhang Y, Hoon MA, Chandrashekar J, Mueller KL, Cook B, Wu D, Zuker CS, Ryba NJ . Coding of sweet, bitter, and umami tastes: different receptor cells sharing similar signaling pathways. . Cell . 112 . 3 . 293–301 . 2003 . 12581520 . 10.1016/S0092-8674(03)00071-0 . 718601 . free .
• Fischer A, Gilad Y, Man O, Pääbo S . Evolution of bitter taste receptors in humans and apes. . Mol. Biol. Evol. . 22 . 3 . 432–6 . 2005 . 15496549 . 10.1093/molbev/msi027 . free .
• Go Y, Satta Y, Takenaka O, Takahata N . Lineage-specific loss of function of bitter taste receptor genes in humans and nonhuman primates. . Genetics . 170 . 1 . 313–26 . 2006 . 15744053 . 1449719 . 10.1534/genetics.104.037523 .

Notes and References

1. Bufe B, Hofmann T, Krautwurst D, Raguse JD, Meyerhof W . The human TAS2R16 receptor mediates bitter taste in response to beta-glucopyranosides . Nat Genet . 32 . 3 . 397–401 . Oct 2002 . 12379855 . 10.1038/ng1014 . 20426192 .
2. Web site: Entrez Gene: TAS2R40 taste receptor, type 2, member 40.