Olfactory receptors interact with odorant molecules in the nose, to initiate a neuronal response that triggers the perception of a smell. The olfactory receptor proteins are members of a large family of G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCR) arising from single coding-exon genes. Olfactory receptors share a 7-transmembrane domain structure with many neurotransmitter and hormone receptors and are responsible for the recognition and G protein-mediated transduction of odorant signals. The olfactory receptor gene family is the largest in the genome. The nomenclature assigned to the olfactory receptor genes and proteins for this organism is independent of other organisms. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]
Function:
Odorant receptor.
Subcellular Location:
Belongs to the G-protein coupled receptor 1 family.
Similarity:
Belongs to the G-protein coupled receptor 1 family.
SWISS:
Q8NGK3
Gene ID:
119774
Database links:
Entrez Gene: 119774 Human
Entrez Gene: 259106 Mouse
Entrez Gene: 293192 Rat
SwissProt: Q8NGK3 Human
SwissProt: Q8VH04 Mouse
SwissProt: D4ACI2 Rat
Unigene: 553568 Human
Unigene: 377848 Mouse
Unigene: 141929 Rat
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