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UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot Q9NYV7: Variant p.Asn216Asp

Taste receptor type 2 member 16
Gene: TAS2R16
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Variant information Variant position: help 216 The position of the amino-acid change on the UniProtKB canonical protein sequence.
Type of variant: help LB/B The variants are classified into three categories: LP/P, LB/B and US.
  • LP/P: likely pathogenic or pathogenic.
  • LB/B: likely benign or benign.
  • US: uncertain significance

Residue change: help From Asparagine (N) to Aspartate (D) at position 216 (N216D, p.Asn216Asp). Indicates the amino acid change of the variant. The one-letter and three-letter codes for amino acids used in UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot are those adopted by the commission on Biochemical Nomenclature of the IUPAC-IUB.
Physico-chemical properties: help Change from medium size and polar (N) to medium size and acidic (D) The physico-chemical property of the reference and variant residues and the change implicated.
BLOSUM score: help 1 The score within a Blosum matrix for the corresponding wild-type to variant amino acid change. The log-odds score measures the logarithm for the ratio of the likelihood of two amino acids appearing by chance. The Blosum62 substitution matrix is used. This substitution matrix contains scores for all possible exchanges of one amino acid with another:
  • Lowest score: -4 (low probability of substitution).
  • Highest score: 11 (high probability of substitution).
More information can be found on the following page

Polymorphism: help Genetic variation in TAS2R16 influences sensitivity to beta-glucopyranoside tasting (BGLPT) [MIM:617956]. Variant Asn-172 results in greater receptor activation in response to bitter beta-glucopyranoside compounds including salicin, arbutin and amygdalin compared to Lys-172 (PubMed:16051168). Variant Lys-172 may influence risk of alcohol dependence (PubMed:16385453). Additional information on the polymorphism described.
Other resources: help Links to websites of interest for the variant.


Sequence information Variant position: help 216 The position of the amino-acid change on the UniProtKB canonical protein sequence.
Protein sequence length: help 291 The length of the canonical sequence.
Location on the sequence: help TIFLMASLTKQIQHHSTGHC N PSMKARFTALRSLAVLFIVF The residue change on the sequence. Unless the variant is located at the beginning or at the end of the protein sequence, both residues upstream (20) and downstream (20) of the variant will be shown.
Residue conservation: help The multiple alignment of the region surrounding the variant against various orthologous sequences.
Human                         TIFLMASLTK---QIQHHSTGHCNPSMKARFTALRSLAVLFIVF

Gorilla                       TILLMASLTK---QIQHHSTGHCNPSMKAHFTALRSLAVLF

Chimpanzee                    TILLMASLTK---QIQHHSTGHCNPSMKAHFTALRSLAVLF

Mouse                         IILLTVSLVQHWVQMKHYSS--SNSSLKAQFTVLKSLATFF

Rat                           IILLTVSLVQHWGQMKHYSS--SSSSLRAQCTVLKSLATFF

Sequence annotation in neighborhood: help The regions or sites of interest surrounding the variant. In general the features listed are posttranslational modifications, binding sites, enzyme active sites, local secondary structure or other characteristics reported in the cited references. The "Sequence annotation in neighborhood" lines have a fixed format:
  • Type: the type of sequence feature.
  • Positions: endpoints of the sequence feature.
  • Description: contains additional information about the feature.
TypePositionsDescription
Chain 1 – 291 Taste receptor type 2 member 16
Topological domain 204 – 228 Cytoplasmic



Literature citations
Positive selection on a high-sensitivity allele of the human bitter-taste receptor TAS2R16.
Soranzo N.; Bufe B.; Sabeti P.C.; Wilson J.F.; Weale M.E.; Marguerie R.; Meyerhof W.; Goldstein D.B.;
Curr. Biol. 15:1257-1265(2005)
Cited for: POLYMORPHISM; INVOLVEMENT IN BETA-GLUCOPYRANOSIDE TASTING; VARIANTS MET-101; VAL-114; PRO-116; SER-161; LYS-172; PRO-177; ASP-216; VAL-221; HIS-222; MET-235 AND VAL-240;
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