{"symbol":"TAS2R40","synonyms":["T2R40","T2R58","GPR60"],"name":"taste receptor, type 2, member 40","description":"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]","ncbiEntrezGeneId":259286,"ncbiEntrezGeneUrl":"http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/gene/259286","proteins":[{"symbol":"T2R40_HUMAN","href":"/api/1.0/protein/T2R40_HUMAN"}],"hgncRootFamilies":[{"name":"G protein-coupled receptors","href":"/api/1.0/gene_family/G+protein-coupled+receptors"}]}