OR1S1

Olfactory receptor, family 1, subfamily S, member 1 (gene/pseudogene)
Identifiers
Symbols OR1S1 ; OR11-232; OST034
External IDs MGI: 3031330 HomoloGene: 17458 GeneCards: OR1S1 Gene
Orthologs
Species Human Mouse
Entrez 219959 258991
Ensembl ENSG00000280204 ENSMUSG00000048356
UniProt Q8NH92 B9EHG2
RefSeq (mRNA) NM_001004458 NM_146989
RefSeq (protein) NP_001004458 NP_667200
Location (UCSC) Chr 11:
58.21 – 58.22 Mb
Chr 19:
13.78 – 13.78 Mb
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Olfactory receptor 1S1 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the OR1S1 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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