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Also known as HSHTPCRX18, HTPCRX18, OR1-55, OST710, TPCR100, olfactory receptor family 2 subfamily M member 4

Olfactory receptor 2M4 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the OR2M4 gene.

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OR2M4
Name
olfactory receptor family 2 subfamily M member 4
Type
protein-coding
Aliases
HSHTPCRX18, HTPCRX18, OR1-55, OST710, TPCR100

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
88846
genomic end
248244679
genomic start
248231417
cytogenetic location
1q44
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Olfactory receptor 2M4 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the OR2M4 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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