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Also known as OR11-79, OR2AG3, olfactory receptor family 2 subfamily AG member 1 (gene/pseudogene), olfactory receptor family 2 subfamily AG member 1

Olfactory receptor 2AG1 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the OR2AG1 gene.

Gene data

OR2AG1
Name
olfactory receptor family 2 subfamily AG member 1
Type
protein-coding
Aliases
OR11-79, OR2AG3

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. This olfactory receptor gene is a segregating pseudogene, where some individuals have an allele that encodes a functional olfactory receptor, while other individuals have an allele encoding a protein that is predicted to be non-functional. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2015].

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olfactory receptor family 2 subfamily AG member 1

Symbol
OR2AG1
Biotype
Protein coding
Organism
Homo sapiens
Location
11:6,783,020-6,791,558
Strand
Forward (+)
Assembly
GRCh38
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HomoloGene ID
128075
genomic start
6783020
cytogenetic location
11p15.4
genomic end
6807245
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Olfactory receptor 2AG1 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the OR2AG1 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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