Taste receptor type 2 member 9 (TAS2R9)
Homo sapiens — UniProt Q9NYW1
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Key facts
Taste receptor type 2 member 9 (TAS2R9) is a protein from Homo sapiens identified by UniProt accession Q9NYW1, 312 residues long. MolForge cross-references it against 1 known binders and 12 disease associations.
- UniProt accession: Q9NYW1; gene symbol TAS2R9.
- Organism: Homo sapiens.
- Length: 312 amino acids.
- Top disease associations (Open Targets): lung adenocarcinoma, ovarian cancer and breast adenocarcinoma.
- 3D structure: AlphaFold model available.
Target properties
| Protein name | Taste receptor type 2 member 9 |
|---|---|
| UniProt accession | Q9NYW1 |
| Gene | TAS2R9 |
| Organism | Homo sapiens |
| Length | 312 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 (12)
Diseases linked to this target (Open Targets).
- lung adenocarcinoma · score 0.18
- ovarian cancer · score 0.18
- breast adenocarcinoma · score 0.16
- squamous cell lung carcinoma · score 0.13
- gastric adenocarcinoma · score 0.10
- low grade glioma · score 0.10
- cancer · score 0.04
- neoplasm · score 0.03
- head and neck squamous cell carcinoma · score 0.01
- gestational diabetes · score 0.01
3D Structure (1)
Experimental (PDB) and predicted (AlphaFold) structures for this protein.
| Structure | Source | Method | Mean pLDDT | Resolution (Å) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AF-Q9NYW1-F1 | alphafold | PREDICTED | 82.83 | — |
Experimental structures are not indexed in MolForge yet — search RCSB PDB for Q9NYW1.
Amino-acid sequence (312 residues)
Frequently asked questions
Answers are generated from the structured data on this page, not written by hand.
Which diseases are associated with TAS2R9?
The strongest Open Targets associations for TAS2R9 are lung adenocarcinoma, ovarian cancer, breast adenocarcinoma, squamous cell lung carcinoma and gastric adenocarcinoma.
How long is the TAS2R9 protein?
The Homo sapiens TAS2R9 protein (UniProt Q9NYW1) is 312 amino acids long.
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Sources
- UniProtKB Q9NYW1 — name, gene, function, sequence, keywords (CC BY 4.0)
- AlphaFold DB Q9NYW1 — predicted 3D structure (CC BY 4.0)
- Open Targets Platform — disease associations and tractability (CC0)
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