FEATURES

FAMILY

DESCRIPTION

Also known as TA2R4_GORGO, TAS2R4. Gustducin-coupled receptor implicated in the perception of bitter compounds in the oral cavity and the gastrointestinal tract. Signals through PLCB2 and the calcium-regulated cation channel TRPM5 (By similarity). In airway epithelial cells, binding of denatonium increases the intracellular calcium ion concentration and stimulates ciliary beat frequency (By similarity).

EXTERNAL LINKS

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enzyme classification

TAS2R4

Taste receptor type 2 member 4

TAS2R4

Molecular Synopsis