OR7G2

Olfactory receptor, family 7, subfamily G, member 2
Identifiers
Symbols OR7G2; OR19-6; OST260
External IDs MGI3030688 HomoloGene110594 GeneCards: OR7G2 Gene
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Species Human Mouse
Entrez 390882 258515
Ensembl ENSG00000170923 ENSMUSG00000061163
UniProt Q8NG99 n/a
RefSeq (mRNA) NM_001005193 NM_146522.1
RefSeq (protein) NP_001005193 NP_666733.1
Location (UCSC) Chr 19:
9.21 – 9.21 Mb
Chr 9:
19.37 – 19.37 Mb
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Olfactory receptor 7G2 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the OR7G2 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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