Names & Taxonomy
- Uniprot ID:
- Q9NYW1
- Entry Name:
- TA2R9_HUMAN
- Status:
- reviewed
- Protein Names:
- Taste receptor type 2 member 9 (T2R9) (Taste receptor family B member 6) (TRB6)
- Gene Names:
- TAS2R9
- Gene Names Primary:
- TAS2R9
- Organism:
- Homo sapiens (Human)
Structure
- Length:
- 312
- Sequence:
- MPSAIEAIYIILIAGELTIGIWGNGFIVLVNCIDWLKRRDISLIDIILISLAISRICLLCVISLDGFFMLLFPGTYGNSVLVSIVNVVWTFANNSSLWFTSCLSIFYLLKIANISHPFFFWLKLKINKVMLAILLGSFLISLIISVPKNDDMWYHLFKVSHEENITWKFKVSKIPGTFKQLTLNLGVMVPFILCLISFFLLLFSLVRHTKQIRLHATGFRDPSTEAHMRAIKAVIIFLLLLIVYYPVFLVMTSSALIPQGKLVLMIGDIVTVIFPSSHSFILIMGNSKLREAFLKMLRFVKCFLRRRKPFVP
- Proteomes:
- UP000005640
Subcellular location
- Subcellular Location:
- Membrane; Multi-pass membrane protein.
Function
- Function:
- Gustducin-coupled receptor implicated in the perception of bitter compounds in the oral cavity and the gastrointestinal tract. Signals through PLCB2 and the calcium-regulated cation channel TRPM5 (By similarity).
- Gene Ontology Go:
- integral component of membrane
plasma membrane
taste receptor activity
detection of chemical stimulus involved in sensory perception of taste - Gene Ontology Biological Process:
- detection of chemical stimulus involved in sensory perception of taste
- Gene Ontology Molecular Function:
- taste receptor activity
- Gene Ontology Cellular Component:
- integral component of membrane
plasma membrane - Keywords:
- Complete proteome
G-protein coupled receptor
Glycoprotein
Membrane
Polymorphism
Receptor
Reference proteome
Sensory transduction
Taste
Transducer
Transmembrane
Transmembrane helix