Reference Gene
| Gene name | Alias | Species | Exons | Type | Paralogs | EC number | OMIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TAS2R39 taste 2 receptor member 39 | T2R39 , T2R57 | Homo sapiens | 1 | TAS2R13 , TAS2R14 , TAS2R9 , TAS2R36 , TAS2R33 , TAS2R19 , TAS2R20 , TAS2R50 , TAS2R45 , TAS2R43 , TAS2R31 , TAS2R30 , TAS2R46 , TAS2R10 , TAS2R42 , TAS2R8 , TAS2R7 , TAS2R38 , TAS2R3 , TAS2R4 , TAS2R5 , TAS2R1 , TAS2R41 , TAS2R60 , TAS2R16 , TAS2R40 |
Summary
The protein encoded by this gene is a bitter taste receptor that detects green tea catechins, soy isoflavones, and theaflavins. The encoded protein is gustducin-linked and may activate alpha gustducin. This gene is intronless. [provided by RefSeq, Dec 2015]
GeneOntology
Gene Loss events - TAS2R39 (7 results)
| GL_ID | Species | Order | Gene Loss Mechanism | Loss Type | Lineage Specific | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GL_2TVR2U | Balaenoptera acutorostrata | Artiodactyla | LOF (frameshift, premature stop, ss) | Full | Cetacea | 10.1186/s12862-014-0218-8 |
| GL_CJLAN0 | Sousa chinensis | Artiodactyla | LOF (frameshift, premature stop, ss) | Full | Cetacea | 10.1186/s12862-014-0218-8 |
| GL_DQ9PHK | Kogia sima | Artiodactyla | LOF (frameshift, premature stop, ss) | Full | Cetacea | 10.1186/s12862-014-0218-8 |
| GL_ET8G3R | Lipotes vexillifer | Artiodactyla | LOF (frameshift, premature stop, ss) | Full | Cetacea | 10.1186/s12862-014-0218-8 |
| GL_P7V9BR | Tursiops truncatus | Artiodactyla | LOF (frameshift, premature stop, ss) | Full | Cetacea | 10.1186/s12862-014-0218-8 |
| GL_PMDCOI | Delphinus capensis | Artiodactyla | LOF (frameshift, premature stop, ss) | Full | Cetacea | 10.1186/s12862-014-0218-8 |
| GL_YKHGNY | Pongo pygmaeus | Primates | LOF (frameshift, premature stop, ss) | Full | No | 10.1093/molbev/msi027 |