OR5U1

Olfactory receptor, family 14, subfamily J, member 1
Identifiers
Symbols OR14J1 ; OR5U1; OR6-25; bA150A6.4; hs6M1-28
External IDs MGI: 2177508 HomoloGene: 114633 GeneCards: OR14J1 Gene
Orthologs
Species Human Mouse
Entrez 442191 258287
Ensembl ENSG00000112459 ENSMUSG00000050613
UniProt Q9UGF5 Q14AJ9
RefSeq (mRNA) NM_030946 NM_146290
RefSeq (protein) NP_112208 NP_666402
Location (UCSC) Chr 6:
29.31 – 29.31 Mb
Chr 17:
37.83 – 37.84 Mb
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Olfactory receptor 14J1 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the OR14J1 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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