OR4X2

Olfactory receptor, family 4, subfamily X, member 2 (gene/pseudogene)
Identifiers
Symbols OR4X2 ; OR11-105
External IDs HomoloGene: 103824 GeneCards: OR4X2 Gene
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Species Human Mouse
Entrez 119764 257665
Ensembl ENSG00000279556 ENSMUSG00000075064
UniProt Q8NGF9 Q8VEZ2
RefSeq (mRNA) NM_001004727 NM_146265
RefSeq (protein) NP_001004727 NP_666377
Location (UCSC) Chr 11:
48.25 – 48.25 Mb
Chr 2:
90.22 – 90.22 Mb
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Olfactory receptor 4X2 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the OR4X2 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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