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Tas2r108 Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Tas2r108
  • Name
    taste receptor, type 2, member 108
  • Synonyms
    mGR08, mt2r8, T2R108, T2r8, T2R8
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Chr6:40470526-40471419 bp, + strand
    From NCBI annotation of GRCm39
  • View this region in JBrowse
  • Genome Browsers
    Ensembl | UCSC | NCBI
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 6, 18.82 cM
  • Mapping Data
    1 experiment
Strain
Comparison
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  • SNPs within 2kb
    83 from dbSNP Build 142
  • Strain Annotations
    19
For selected strains:
Strain Gene Model ID Feature Type Coordinates Select Strains
C57BL/6J MGI_C57BL6J_2681210
 protein coding gene Chr6:40470463-40471475 (+)
129S1/SvImJ ENSMUSG00200044629
 protein coding gene Chr6:37526044-37527056 (+)
A/J ENSMUSG00195041940
 protein coding gene Chr6:37497859-37498871 (+)
AKR/J ENSMUSG00220006114
 protein coding gene Chr6:37096530-37097542 (+)
BALB/cJ ENSMUSG00180041702
 protein coding gene Chr6:37626284-37627296 (+)
C3H/HeJ ENSMUSG00175038800
 protein coding gene Chr6:37453429-37454441 (+)
C57BL/6NJ ENSMUSG00215047540
 protein coding gene Chr6:37532564-37533576 (+)
CAROLI/EiJ MGP_CAROLIEiJ_G0028259
 protein coding gene Chr6:35111797-35112809 (+)
CAST/EiJ ENSTCUG00005033329
 protein coding gene Chr6:37032935-37033947 (+)
CBA/J ENSMUSG00210047900
 protein coding gene Chr6:37505237-37506249 (+)
DBA/2J ENSMUSG00185048131
 protein coding gene Chr6:37607694-37608706 (+)
FVB/NJ ENSMUSG00205048486
 protein coding gene Chr6:37583867-37584879 (+)
JF1/MsJ ENSUMUG00000005869
 protein coding gene Chr6:37259471-37260483 (+)
LP/J ENSMUSG00230039748
 protein coding gene Chr6:38531452-38532464 (+)
NOD/ShiLtJ ENSMUSG00190047108
 protein coding gene Chr6:37372095-37373107 (+)
NZO/HlLtJ ENSMUSG00225008468
 protein coding gene Chr6:40514075-40515087 (+)
PWK/PhJ ENSLUMG00010040939
 protein coding gene Chr6:37038833-37039845 (+)
SPRET/EiJ ENSMSPG00010024668
 protein coding gene Chr6:37668404-37669416 (+)
WSB/EiJ ENSIUOG00005027555
 protein coding gene Chr6:37707511-37708523 (+)



Homology
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  • Human Ortholog
    TAS2R4, taste 2 receptor member 4
  • Vertebrate Orthologs
    4
Vertebrate Orthology Source
Alliance of Genome Resources
  • Human Ortholog
    TAS2R4, taste 2 receptor member 4
  • Synonyms
    T2R4
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 50832
    UniProt: Q9NYW5

  • Chr Location
    7q34; chr7:141776674-141781691 (+)  GRCh38
Mutations,
Alleles, and
Phenotypes
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  • Phenotype Summary
    3 phenotype references
Gene Ontology
(GO)
Classifications
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  • All GO Annotations
    20
  • GO References
    9
Molecular Function

carbohydrate derivative binding
cytoskeletal protein binding
DNA binding
enzyme regulator
hydrolase
ligase
lipid binding
oxidoreductase
RNA binding
signaling receptor activity
signaling receptor binding
transcription
transferase
transporter
Biological Process

carbohydrate derivative metabolism
cell differentiation
cell population proliferation
cellular component organization
DNA-templated transcription
establishment of localization
homeostatic process
immune system process
lipid metabolic process
programmed cell death
protein metabolic process
response to stimulus
signaling
system development
Cellular Component

cell projection
cytoplasmic vesicle
cytoskeleton
cytosol
endoplasmic reticulum
endosome
extracellular region
Golgi apparatus
mitochondrion
membraneless organelle
nucleus
organelle envelope
organelle lumen
plasma membrane
protein-containing complex
synapse
vacuole
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Expression
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Expression Overview

early conceptus
embryo ectoderm
embryo endoderm
embryo mesoderm
embryo mesenchyme
extraembryonic component
alimentary system
auditory system
branchial arches
cardiovascular system
connective tissue
endocrine system
exocrine system
hemolymphoid system
integumental system
limbs
liver and biliary system
musculoskeletal system
nervous system
olfactory system
reproductive system
respiratory system
urinary system
visual system
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  • Assay Results
    612
  • Tissues
    8
  • cDNA Data
    3
  • Literature Summary
    2
Sequences &
Gene Models
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Representative SequencesLengthStrain/SpeciesFlank
genomic 57253 NCBI Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 894 C57BL/6J ±  kb
transcript NM_020502 RefSeq | MGI Sequence Detail 894 129X1/SvJ  
polypeptide Q9JKT3 UniProt | EBI | MGI Sequence Detail 297 Not Applicable  
For the selected sequence
Protein
Information
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Molecular
Reagents
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  • All nucleic 6
    cDNA 3
    Primer pair 2
    Other 1

    Microarray probesets 2
References
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  • Summaries
    All 34
    Developmental Gene Expression 2
    Gene Ontology 9
    Phenotypes 3
  • Earliest
    J:61076 Adler E, et al., A novel family of mammalian taste receptors. Cell. 2000 Mar 17;100(6):693-702
  • Latest
    J:301939 Avau B, et al., The Gustatory Signaling Pathway and Bitter Taste Receptors Affect the Development of Obesity and Adipocyte Metabolism in Mice. PLoS One. 2015;10(12):e0145538
Contributing Projects:
Mouse Genome Database (MGD), Gene Expression Database (GXD), Mouse Models of Human Cancer database (MMHCdb) (formerly Mouse Tumor Biology (MTB)), Gene Ontology (GO)
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