OR8D1

Olfactory receptor, family 8, subfamily D, member 1
Identifiers
Symbols OR8D1; JCG9; OR8D3; OST004; PDJ9J14
External IDs MGI109309 HomoloGene79676 GeneCards: OR8D1 Gene
Orthologs
Species Human Mouse
Entrez 283159 18324
Ensembl ENSG00000196341 ENSMUSG00000047667
UniProt Q8WZ84 n/a
RefSeq (mRNA) NM_001002917 NM_146783.2
RefSeq (protein) NP_001002917 NP_666994.2
Location (UCSC) Chr 11:
124.18 – 124.18 Mb
Chr 9:
38.66 – 38.66 Mb
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Olfactory receptor 8D1 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the OR8D1 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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