OR8A1

Olfactory receptor, family 8, subfamily A, member 1
Identifiers
SymbolsOR8A1 ; OR11-318; OST025
External IDsMGI: 1931271 HomoloGene: 12726 GeneCards: OR8A1 Gene
Orthologs
SpeciesHumanMouse
Entrez39027580706
EnsemblENSG00000196119ENSMUSG00000061165
UniProtQ8NGG7E9Q5S8
RefSeq (mRNA)NM_001005194NM_030553
RefSeq (protein)NP_001005194NP_085030
Location (UCSC)Chr 11:
124.44 – 124.44 Mb
Chr 9:
37.71 – 37.71 Mb
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Olfactory receptor 8A1 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the OR8A1 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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This article incorporates text from the United States National Library of Medicine, which is in the public domain.