Target Information
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.
Synonyms
Olfactory receptor 2A1/2A42; olfactory receptor 2A14; Olfactory receptor 2A26; olfactory receptor 2A5; Olfactory receptor 2A6; olfactory receptor 2A8; Olfactory receptor 7-138/7-141; olfactory receptor family 2 subfamily A member 1; olfactory receptor family 2 subfamily A member 14; olfactory receptor family 2 subfamily A member 5; olfactory receptor OR7-12; Olfactory receptor OR7-16; olfactory receptor OR7-19; olfactory receptor, family 2, subfamily A, member 1; olfactory receptor, family 2, subfamily A, member 11 pseudogene; olfactory receptor, family 2, subfamily A, member 14 pseudogene; olfactory receptor, family 2, subfamily A, member 26; olfactory receptor, family 2, subfamily A, member 5; olfactory receptor, family 2, subfamily A, member 6; olfactory receptor, family 2, subfamily A, member 8; OR2A1; OR2A11P; OR2A14; OR2A14P; OR2A26; OR2A42; OR2A5; OR2A6; OR2A8; OR7-138; OR7-141; OST182