OR51F2

Olfactory receptor, family 51, subfamily F, member 2
Identifiers
Symbols OR51F2; OR11-23
External IDs MGI3030402 HomoloGene81595 GeneCards: OR51F2 Gene
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Species Human Mouse
Entrez 119694 259095
Ensembl ENSG00000176925 ENSMUSG00000073965
UniProt Q8NH61 n/a
RefSeq (mRNA) NM_001004753 NM_147091.2
RefSeq (protein) NP_001004753 NP_667302.2
Location (UCSC) Chr 11:
4.84 – 4.84 Mb
Chr 7:
110.03 – 110.03 Mb
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Olfactory receptor 51F2 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the OR51F2 gene.[1]

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.[1]

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