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Also known as FAT11, OLFR2, OLFR42B, OR2H3, dJ271M21.2, hs6M1-12, olfactory receptor family 2 subfamily H member 2

Olfactory receptor 2H2 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the OR2H2 gene.

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OR2H2
Name
olfactory receptor family 2 subfamily H member 2
Type
protein-coding
Chromosome
HSCHR6_MHC_QBL_CTG1
Aliases
FAT11, OLFR2, OLFR42B, OR2H3, dJ271M21.2, hs6M1-12

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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HomoloGene ID
68546
genomic start
29585121
genomic end
29590500
cytogenetic location
6p22.1
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Olfactory receptor 2H2 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the OR2H2 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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