Gene Information
Gene NameTAS2R16
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length291
Protein NamesTaste receptor type 2 member 16 (T2R16)
Target Nametaste receptor type 2 member 16
Target TypeNA
Gene Age18 ( ENSG00000128519 )
Evolutionary StageMammalia
AlphaFoldDBQ9NYV7
Gene CardTAS2R16
Uniprot IDQ9NYV7
PfamPF05296
In ASDyes
Allosteric Predictionyes (1.000363808)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ TAS2R16 ( ortholog_one2many )
GuineaPig_ TAS2R16 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ TAS2R16 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Tas2r118 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ TAS2R16 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Tas2r118 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ TAS2R16 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsTAS2R41, TAS2R60, 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 a subset of gustducin-positive taste receptor cells of the tongue. Expressed in circumvallate papillae and testis (PubMed:16720576). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:16720576}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
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Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB NA 
DBSNP rs28371571  rs28371574  rs28371575  rs28371576  rs846664  rs28371577  rs28371578  rs28371579  rs860170  rs28371580  rs28371581 
Subcellular location [CC]Cell membrane {ECO:0000269|PubMed:16720576};
Multi-pass membrane protein {ECO:0000255}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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