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],cell surface receptor linked signal transduction, G-protein coupled receptor protein signaling pathway, sensory perception, sensory perception of chemical stimulus, neurological system process, cognition, sensory perception of taste,
