TAS2R16

Gene

taste 2 receptor member 16

HGNCHGNC:14921 EnsemblENSG00000128519 NCBI Gene50833

Locus: gene with protein productLocation: 7q31.32

Also known as

Symbols and names change; identity (the HGNC ID) does not. Previous and alternative forms are kept distinct.

Also known asT2R16

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Alias symbolsT2R16

Previous namestaste receptor, type 2, member 16

Associated diseases

via associated_with

Diseases linked to this gene through the canonical GENE→DISEASE (associated_with) relation, drawn from Open Targets' top-ranked associations by overall score — not the full association set. Disease-level detail lives on each disease's own page.

Neurodegenerative Diseases

Female reproductive system disorder

Musculoskeletal Diseases

Drawn from Open Targets’ top 10 associations by overall score for this gene — the subset resolved to a canonical disease. Lower-ranked associations, and diseases not yet canonicalised, are not shown.

Gene family

HGNC gene-group membership.

Taste 2 receptors

Provenance

HGNCCanonical human gene identity from HGNC (release 2026-07-07), updated 2023-01-20.

Open TargetsGene–disease associations from the Open Targets Platform.