{"symbol":"TAS2R39","synonyms":["T2R39","T2R57"],"name":"taste receptor, type 2, member 39","description":"The protein encoded by this gene is a bitter taste receptor that detects green tea catechins, soy isoflavones, and theaflavins. The encoded protein is gustducin-linked and may activate alpha gustducin. This gene is intronless. [provided by RefSeq, Dec 2015]","ncbiEntrezGeneId":259285,"ncbiEntrezGeneUrl":"http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/gene/259285","proteins":[{"symbol":"T2R39_HUMAN","href":"/api/1.0/protein/T2R39_HUMAN"}],"hgncRootFamilies":[{"name":"G protein-coupled receptors","href":"/api/1.0/gene_family/G+protein-coupled+receptors"}]}