Gene Information
Gene NamePTC
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length333
Protein NamesTaste receptor type 2 member 38 (T2R38) (PTC bitter taste receptor) (Taste receptor type 2 member 61) (T2R61)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene AgeNA
Evolutionary StageNA
AlphaFoldDBP59533
Gene CardTAS2R38
Uniprot IDP59533
PfamPF05296
In ASDno
Allosteric PredictionNA
Ortholog in AnimalsNA
OhnologsNA
ParalogsNA
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityExpressed in subsets of taste receptor cells of the tongue and exclusively in gustducin-positive cells. Expressed in testis (PubMed:16720576). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:16720576}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB NA 
DBSNP rs713598  rs1726866  rs10246939 
Subcellular location [CC]Membrane;
Multi-pass membrane protein.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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