Gene Information
Gene NameTAS2R40
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length323
Protein NamesTaste receptor type 2 member 40 (T2R40) (G-protein coupled receptor 60) (Taste receptor type 2 member 58) (T2R58)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age454 ( ENSG00000221937 )
Evolutionary StageVertebrata
AlphaFoldDBP59535
Gene CardTAS2R40
Uniprot IDP59535
PfamPF05296
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionyes (0.682006078)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ TAS2R40 ( ortholog_one2many )
Dog_ TAS2R40 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ TAS2R40 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ TAS2R40 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Tas2r144 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ TAS2R40 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Tas2r144 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ TAS2R40 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsTAS2R39, TAS2R20, TAS2R50, TAS2R4, TAS2R43, TAS2R14, TAS2R9, TAS2R19, TAS2R3, TAS2R41, TAS2R5, TAS2R38, TAS2R30, TAS2R46, TAS2R13, TAS2R8, TAS2R7, TAS2R60, TAS2R1, TAS2R31, TAS2R10, TAS2R16, TAS2R42
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
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB NA 
DBSNP rs17164164  rs10260248 
Subcellular location [CC]Membrane;
Multi-pass membrane protein.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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