OR2AK2

From Self-sufficiency
Jump to: navigation, search
edit
Olfactory receptor, family 2, subfamily AK, member 2
Identifiers
SymbolsOR2AK2; OR1-47; OR2AK1P
External IDsMGI3030154 HomoloGene73912 GeneCards: OR2AK2 Gene
Orthologs
SpeciesHumanMouse
Entrez391191216783
EnsemblENSG00000187080ENSMUSG00000061835
UniProtQ8NG84n/a
RefSeq (mRNA)NM_001004491NM_207230
RefSeq (protein)NP_001004491NP_997113
Location (UCSC)Chr 1:
246.2 - 246.2 Mb
Chr 11:
58.57 - 58.57 Mb
PubMed search[1][2]

Olfactory receptor 2AK2 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the OR2AK2 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]

See also

References

Cite error: Invalid <references> tag; parameter "group" is allowed only.

Use <references />, or <references group="..." />

Further reading

External links

This article incorporates text from the United States National Library of Medicine, which is in the public domain.

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Entrez Gene: OR2AK2 olfactory receptor, family 2, subfamily AK, member 2".