OR2J3

Also known as 6M1-3, C3HEXS, HS6M1-3, OR6-16, OR6-6, OR6.3.6, ORL671, olfactory receptor family 2 subfamily J member 3

Olfactory receptor 2J3 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the OR2J3 gene.

Gene data

OR2J3

Name: olfactory receptor family 2 subfamily J member 3
Type: protein-coding
Chromosome: HSCHR6_MHC_QBL_CTG1
Aliases: 6M1-3, C3HEXS, HS6M1-3, OR6-16, OR6-6, OR6.3.6, ORL671

This gene encodes a G-protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) that functions as an olfactory receptor. Olfactory receptors interact with odorant molecules in the nose to initiate a neuronal response that triggers the perception of a smell. The protein encoded by this gene responds to cis-3-hexen-1-ol, which is released by wounded plants, including cut grass. This gene is situated in a cluster of similar olfactory-receptor coding genes on chromosome 6. [provided by RefSeq, May 2013].

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olfactory receptor family 2 subfamily J member 3

Symbol: OR2J3
Biotype: Protein coding
Organism: Homo sapiens
Location: 6:29,108,058-29,114,770
Strand: Forward (+)
Assembly: GRCh38

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HomoloGene ID: 128270
exact match: identifiers.org/ncbigene/442186
genomic start: 29108058
genomic end: 29114770
cytogenetic location: 6p22.1

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Olfactory receptor 2J3 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the OR2J3 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.