Proteins/UNIPROT:Q7RTR8

TAS2R42

ProteinUNIPROT:Q7RTR8

Receptor that may play a role in the perception of bitterness and is gustducin-linked. May play a role in sensing the chemical composition of the gastrointestinal content. The activity of this receptor may stimulate alpha gustducin, mediate PLC-beta-2 activation and lead to the gating of TRPM5 (By similarity)..

Function from UniProtKB (Q7RTR8), read 2026-09-23. CC BY 4.0.

Curated compounds routed: 0

What the reference databases state

Statements

7 statements

7 statements · 2 reference databases · Subject: TAS2R42 · Sources: Hetionet, Reactome

Order

IL1A covaries with TAS2R42ProteinHetionet hetionet:covaries:353164-3552Inferred only
TAS2R42 participates in Class C/3 (Metabotropic glutamate/pheromone receptors)PathwayReactome R-HSA-420499Inferred only
TAS2R42 participates in G alpha (i) signalling eventsPathwayReactome R-HSA-418594Inferred only
TAS2R42 participates in GPCR downstream signallingPathwayReactome R-HSA-388396Inferred only
TAS2R42 participates in GPCR ligand bindingPathwayReactome R-HSA-500792Inferred only
TAS2R42 participates in Signal TransductionPathwayReactome R-HSA-162582Inferred only
TAS2R42 participates in Signaling by GPCRPathwayReactome R-HSA-372790Inferred only

Other names

4 names

Resolves to: TAS2R42

Also called: T2R42T2R55TAS2R55Taste receptor type 2 member 55

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