TAS2R40, Official Symbol TAS2R40provided by HGNC Official Full Name taste 2 receptor member 40provided by HGNC Primary source HGNC:HGNC:18885 See related Ensembl:ENSG00000221937 MIM:613964; AllianceGenome:HGNC:18885 Gene type protein coding RefSeq status REVIEWED Organism Homo sapiens Lineage Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Primates; Haplorrhini; Catarrhini; Hominidae; Homo Also known as GPR60; T2R40; T2R58 Summary This gene encodes a member of the bitter taste receptor family which belong to the G protein-coupled receptor superfamily and are predominantly expressed in taste receptor cells of the tongue and palate epithelia. This intronless taste receptor gene encodes a seven-transmembrane receptor protein, functioning as a bitter taste receptor. This gene is clustered together with eight other taste receptor genes on chromosome 7. A decrease in the expression of this gene is associated with hypogeusia. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2017] Orthologs mouse all