Stats by Source
Total, split by cell line (COSMIC CL / DepMap / PubMed) vs tissue (COSMIC primary tissue)
Total = all mutations for this gene across every source.
Cell line = COSMIC Cell Lines Project + DepMap + PubMed.
Tissue = COSMIC primary-tissue (patient tumour) samples.
Total can exceed cell line + tissue: COSMIC tissue-derived models sit only in global, and a peptide can be shared across both.
| Total | Cell line | Tissue | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mutations | 174 | 43 | 127 |
| Samples | 164 | 37 | 123 |
| Peptides | 121 | 27 | 94 |
Function
TAS2R8 · Taste 2 receptor member 8
This gene product belongs to the family of candidate taste receptors that are members of the G-protein-coupled receptor superfamily. These proteins are specifically expressed in the taste receptor cells of the tongue and palate epithelia. They are organized in the genome in clusters and are genetically linked to loci that influence bitter perception in mice and humans. In functional expression studies, they respond to bitter tastants. This gene maps to the taste receptor gene cluster on chromosome 12p13. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008].
Isoforms & Proteins
2 transcripts · UniProt mapping is sequence-verified (AA-safe)
Each Ensembl transcript (ENST) this gene is mutated on, with its matched UniProt accession.
The mapping is sequence-verified: the UniProt sequence is identical to the transcript translation, so amino-acid positions line up exactly. A * marks an unreviewed (TrEMBL) entry.
Counts are mutations and unique mutant peptides on each transcript.
Gene Properties
Recurrent Mutations
All 119 amino-acid changes on canonical ENST00000240615 · needle height = samples · drag the mini-map to zoom
A lollipop / needle plot – the standard way to show recurrent mutations along a protein (as used by cBioPortal and MutationMapper).
X-axis = amino-acid position in the protein.
Needle height & head size = how often that exact amino-acid change was observed (its recurrence). Tall/large heads are mutational hotspots.
The most recurrent changes are labelled; hover any needle for the change, position and counts.
Mutation frequency across cancer types
% of samples with a missense/complex mutation in TAS2R8 · cell line vs tissue
For each cancer type, the fraction of samples that carry at least one missense/complex mutation anywhere in TAS2R8 – counted as distinct samples (a sample counts once no matter how many mutations it has).
Split into cell line and tissue; each cell shows mutated / total and the percentage. Cohorts with <20 samples are omitted. Ordered by combined frequency.
| Cancer type | Cell lines | Tissue samples |
|---|---|---|
| Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumour | 0/0 0% | 6/133 5% |
| T-Lymphoblastic Leukemia | 1/40 2% | 0/0 0% |
| Endometrial Carcinoma | 2/42 5% | 9/612 1% |
| Hodgkins Lymphoma | 2/16 12% | 0/122 0% |
| Melanoma | 3/210 1% | 19/1899 1% |
| Ovarian Carcinoma | 3/109 3% | 6/998 1% |
| Colorectal Carcinoma | 6/143 4% | 19/3239 1% |
| Cervical Carcinoma | 1/35 3% | 2/422 0% |
| Other Solid Cancers | 2/94 2% | 8/1515 1% |
| Gastric Carcinoma | 5/74 7% | 6/1809 0% |
| Germ Cell Tumour | 0/25 0% | 1/169 1% |
| Bladder Carcinoma | 0/58 0% | 5/956 1% |
| Mesothelioma | 1/62 2% | 0/165 0% |
| Meningioma | 0/3 0% | 1/252 0% |
| Non-Small Cell Lung Carcinoma | 4/304 1% | 2/1390 0% |
| Head and Neck Carcinoma | 0/85 0% | 5/1574 0% |
| Neuroblastoma | 2/87 2% | 2/1331 0% |
| Neuroendocrine Tumour | 0/154 0% | 2/577 0% |
| Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma | 2/51 4% | 5/2550 0% |
| Esophageal Carcinoma | 0/23 0% | 2/769 0% |
| Breast Carcinoma | 1/144 1% | 7/3264 0% |
| Squamous Cell Lung Carcinoma | 0/57 0% | 2/810 0% |
| Medulloblastoma | 0/0 0% | 1/450 0% |
| Non-Cancerous | 0/104 0% | 2/830 0% |
| Thyroid Gland Carcinoma | 0/45 0% | 3/1592 0% |
| Small Cell Lung Carcinoma | 0/9 0% | 1/752 0% |
| Other Sarcomas | 0/69 0% | 1/699 0% |
| Pancreatic Carcinoma | 0/89 0% | 2/1611 0% |
| Kidney Carcinoma | 0/85 0% | 2/1862 0% |
| Glioma | 0/52 0% | 2/2127 0% |
Mutation Distribution
Where TAS2R8 is mutated · all tissues, split by cell line vs tissue
How many mutations in TAS2R8 were found in each tissue, across the whole database.
Each bar is a tissue (cell-line and tissue names are merged to the standard tissue), split into cell line and tissue (patient tumour) contributions.
This shows the cancer-context where this gene is recurrently altered.
GTEx Expression
Median TPM across 7 healthy tissues
Median gene expression (TPM) in normal, non-cancer human tissues from the GTEx project.
Useful for judging tumour specificity – a strong neoantigen target ideally comes from a gene with low expression in healthy tissues.
Scroll or drag the mini-axis below the chart to browse all tissues.
Mutations
All 174 mutations in TAS2R8
Every mutation record for this gene, across all samples and sources.
The Sample column links to the cell line (cell-line samples) or the tissue type (tissue samples).
Use the Type / Source filters, the search box, and column sorting to explore; each CAN-IMMUNE ID opens the full mutation & peptide view.
| ID | Sample | Transcript | AA Change | CDS | Type | Source | Mutant Peptide | Wild-type Peptide |
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