Gene Information
Gene NameTAS2R60
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length318
Protein NamesTaste receptor type 2 member 60 (T2R60) (Taste receptor type 2 member 56) (T2R56)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age18 ( ENSG00000185899 )
3 ( ENSG00000285341 )
Evolutionary StageMammalia
AlphaFoldDBP59551
Gene CardTAS2R60
Uniprot IDP59551
PfamPF05296
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionyes (1.228815363)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ TAS2R60 ( ortholog_one2many )
GuineaPig_ TAS2R60 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ TAS2R60 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Tas2r135 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ TAS2R60 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Tas2r135 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ TAS2R60 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsTAS2R41, TAS2R16, TAS2R20, TAS2R50, TAS2R43, TAS2R14, TAS2R9, TAS2R19, TAS2R3, TAS2R5, TAS2R38, TAS2R30, TAS2R46, TAS2R13, TAS2R8, TAS2R7, TAS2R1, TAS2R31, TAS2R10, TAS2R42, TAS2R4, TAS2R39, TAS2R40
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityExpressed in subsets of taste receptor cells of the tongue and exclusively in gustducin-positive cells.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
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Gene Ontology
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Gene Ontology
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PDB NA 
DBSNP NA 
Subcellular location [CC]Membrane;
Multi-pass membrane protein.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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