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Also known as OR9-24, olfactory receptor family 1 subfamily L member 8

Olfactory receptor 1L8 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the OR1L8 gene.

Gene data

OR1L8
Name
olfactory receptor family 1 subfamily L member 8
Type
protein-coding
Position
122,566,267–122,583,384 (−)
Aliases
OR9-24
RefSeq RNA
NM_001004454.2, XM_017014285.2, XM_017014286.2
RefSeq protein
NP_001004454.1, XP_016869774.1, XP_016869775.1

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. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008].

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olfactory receptor family 1 subfamily L member 8

Symbol
OR1L8
Biotype
Protein coding
Organism
Homo sapiens
Location
9:122,566,267-122,583,384
Strand
Reverse (−)
Assembly
GRCh38
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Wikidata facts

Instance of
gene
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HomoloGene ID
132326
found in taxon
Homo sapiens
genomic end
122583384
genomic start
122567117
cytogenetic location
9q33.2
expressed in
spleen
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Olfactory receptor 1L8 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the OR1L8 gene.

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.

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