TAS2R50, Official Symbol TAS2R50provided by HGNC Official Full Name taste 2 receptor member 50provided by HGNC Primary source HGNC:HGNC:18882 See related Ensembl:ENSG00000212126 MIM:609627; AllianceGenome:HGNC:18882 Gene type protein coding RefSeq status VALIDATED Organism Homo sapiens Lineage Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Primates; Haplorrhini; Catarrhini; Hominidae; Homo Also known as T2R50; T2R51; TAS2R51 Summary TAS2R50 belongs to the large TAS2R receptor family. TAS2Rs are expressed on the surface of taste receptor cells and mediate the perception of bitterness through a G protein-coupled second messenger pathway (Conte et al., 2002 [PubMed 12584440]). See also TAS2R10 (MIM 604791).[supplied by OMIM, Mar 2008] Orthologs all