Tas2r138 - taste receptor, type 2, member 138

Predicted to enable bitter taste receptor activity. Predicted to be involved in detection of chemical stimulus involved in sensory perception of bitter taste. Predicted to act upstream of or within G protein-coupled receptor signaling pathway and sensory perception of taste. Predicted to be located in plasma membrane. Predicted to be integral component of membrane. Is expressed in alimentary system; liver; metanephros; thymus; and trachea. Orthologous to human TAS2R38 (taste 2 receptor member 38). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]