{"symbol":"TAS2R50","synonyms":["TAS2R51","T2R50","T2R51"],"name":"taste receptor, type 2, member 50","description":"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]","ncbiEntrezGeneId":259296,"ncbiEntrezGeneUrl":"http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/gene/259296","proteins":[{"symbol":"T2R50_HUMAN","href":"/api/1.0/protein/T2R50_HUMAN"}],"hgncRootFamilies":[{"name":"G protein-coupled receptors","href":"/api/1.0/gene_family/G+protein-coupled+receptors"}]}