{"symbol":"TAS2R31","synonyms":["T2R31","T2R53","TAS2R44","T2R44"],"name":"taste receptor, type 2, member 31","description":"TAS2R44 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]). For further information on TAS2Rs, see MIM 604791.[supplied by OMIM, Mar 2009]","ncbiEntrezGeneId":259290,"ncbiEntrezGeneUrl":"http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/gene/259290","proteins":[{"symbol":"T2R31_HUMAN","href":"/api/1.0/protein/T2R31_HUMAN"}],"hgncRootFamilies":[{"name":"G protein-coupled receptors","href":"/api/1.0/gene_family/G+protein-coupled+receptors"}]}