Gene Information
Gene NameTAS2R43
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length309
Protein NamesTaste receptor type 2 member 43 (T2R43) (Taste receptor type 2 member 52) (T2R52)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age8 ( ENSG00000255374 )
3 ( ENSG00000262612 )
3 ( ENSG00000282537 )
Evolutionary StageVertebrata
AlphaFoldDBP59537
Gene CardTAS2R43
Uniprot IDP59537
PfamPF05296
In ASDyes
Allosteric Predictionyes (1.000091664)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ TAS2R43 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ CAFA-T2R43 ( ortholog_many2many )
Mouse_ Tas2r120 ( ortholog_many2many )
Mouse_ Tas2r136 ( ortholog_many2many )
Rat_ Tas2r136 ( ortholog_many2many )
Rat_ Tas2r120 ( ortholog_many2many )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsTAS2R31, TAS2R30, TAS2R46, TAS2R50, TAS2R20, TAS2R19, TAS2R14, TAS2R13, TAS2R42, TAS2R10, TAS2R9, TAS2R8, TAS2R7, TAS2R3, TAS2R5, TAS2R38, TAS2R1, TAS2R41, TAS2R60, TAS2R16, TAS2R4, TAS2R39, TAS2R40
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityExpressed in subsets of taste receptor cells of the tongue and exclusively in gustducin-positive cells. Expressed in airway epithelia. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:19628819}.
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 {ECO:0000269|PubMed:19628819};
Multi-pass membrane protein {ECO:0000269|PubMed:19628819}. Cell projection, cilium membrane {ECO:0000269|PubMed:19628819}. Note=In airway epithelial cells, localizes to motile cilia.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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