Receptor ukusa tip 2 član 4 je protein koji je kod ljudi kodiran TAS2R4genom.[1][2][3]
Ovaj protein je član familije of mogućih receptora ukusa. On pripada grupi G protein spregnutih receptora i specifično je izražen u ćelijama ukusa jezika i epitela nepci. On deluje kao receptor gorkog ukusa. Ovaj receptor ukusa ne sadrži introne. Njegov gen se nalazi na hromozomu 7.[3]
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