The following gene names and symbols are associated with antigen Taste Receptor, Type 2, Member 16 across different species:

taste receptor, type 2, member 16 (TAS2R16), taste receptor, type 2, member 118 (Tas2r118)

Other aliases include:

T2R16, T2R3, Tas2r16

On the protein level the following designations are being used for antigen Taste Receptor, Type 2, Member 16:

taste receptor T2R16 – candidate taste receptor T2R16 – taste receptor type 2 member 16 – T2R16 – T2R18 – taste receptor, type 2, member 16 – bitter taste receptor Bota-T2R16

Taste Receptor, Type 2, Member 16 fulfills a number of functions:

G-protein coupled receptor activity – bitter taste receptor activity – protein binding – receptor activity – taste receptor activity

Taste Receptor, Type 2, Member 16 is relevant to the following processes:

G-protein coupled receptor protein signaling pathway – detection of chemical stimulus involved in sensory perception of bitter taste – response to stimulus – sensory perception of taste – signal transduction – biological_process

Locations for Taste Receptor, Type 2, Member 16:

endoplasmic reticulum – external side of plasma membrane – integral to membrane – membrane – trans-Golgi network

Source: NCBI Entrez Gene, Gene Ontology