Taste receptor type 2 member 16 (TAS2R16)
Homo sapiens — UniProt Q9NYV7
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Key facts
Taste receptor type 2 member 16 (TAS2R16) is a protein from Homo sapiens identified by UniProt accession Q9NYV7, 291 residues long. MolForge cross-references it against 1 known binders and 32 disease associations.
- UniProt accession: Q9NYV7; gene symbol TAS2R16.
- Organism: Homo sapiens.
- Length: 291 amino acids.
- Top disease associations (Open Targets): neurodegenerative disease, glioblastoma multiforme and lung adenocarcinoma.
- 3D structure: AlphaFold model available.
Target properties
| Protein name | Taste receptor type 2 member 16 |
|---|---|
| UniProt accession | Q9NYV7 |
| Gene | TAS2R16 |
| Organism | Homo sapiens |
| Length | 291 residues |
| Molecular weight | — |
| EC numbers | — |
| Target class | — |
| Subcellular location | — |
| Keywords | — |
Druggability
Target tractability assessment (Open Targets + pocket analysis). No approved drug
| Druggability tier | MEDIUM |
|---|---|
| Druggability score | — |
| Pocket score | — |
| Max clinical phase | — |
Disease associations (32)
Diseases linked to this target (Open Targets).
- neurodegenerative disease · score 0.27
- glioblastoma multiforme · score 0.23
- lung adenocarcinoma · score 0.18
- ovarian cancer · score 0.18
- breast adenocarcinoma · score 0.16
- squamous cell lung carcinoma · score 0.13
- head and neck squamous cell carcinoma · score 0.13
- gastric adenocarcinoma · score 0.10
- low grade glioma · score 0.10
- protein measurement · score 0.07
3D Structure (1)
Experimental (PDB) and predicted (AlphaFold) structures for this protein.
| Structure | Source | Method | Mean pLDDT | Resolution (Å) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AF-Q9NYV7-F1 | alphafold | PREDICTED | 82.51 | — |
Experimental structures are not indexed in MolForge yet — search RCSB PDB for Q9NYV7.
Amino-acid sequence (291 residues)
Frequently asked questions
Answers are generated from the structured data on this page, not written by hand.
Which diseases are associated with TAS2R16?
The strongest Open Targets associations for TAS2R16 are neurodegenerative disease, glioblastoma multiforme, lung adenocarcinoma, ovarian cancer and breast adenocarcinoma.
How long is the TAS2R16 protein?
The Homo sapiens TAS2R16 protein (UniProt Q9NYV7) is 291 amino acids long.
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Sources
- UniProtKB Q9NYV7 — name, gene, function, sequence, keywords (CC BY 4.0)
- AlphaFold DB Q9NYV7 — predicted 3D structure (CC BY 4.0)
- Open Targets Platform — disease associations and tractability (CC0)
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