OR2L8

Also known as olfactory receptor family 2 subfamily L member 8 (gene/pseudogene), olfactory receptor family 2 subfamily L member 8

Olfactory receptor 2L8 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the OR2L8 gene.

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OR2L8

Name: olfactory receptor family 2 subfamily L member 8
Type: protein-coding

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, Jun 2015].

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exact match: identifiers.org/ncbigene/391190
HomoloGene ID: 128185
genomic start: 248112160
cytogenetic location: 1q44
genomic end: 248113098

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Olfactory receptor 2L8 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the OR2L8 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.