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GeneQ18050498· pop 5· linked from 338 articles

Also known as OR5-2, olfactory receptor family 2 subfamily Y member 1

Olfactory receptor 2Y1 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the OR2Y1 gene.

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OR2Y1
Name
olfactory receptor family 2 subfamily Y member 1
Type
protein-coding
Aliases
OR5-2

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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olfactory receptor family 2 subfamily Y member 1

Symbol
OR2Y1
Biotype
Protein coding
Organism
Homo sapiens
Location
5:180,739,123-180,740,058
Strand
Reverse (−)
Assembly
GRCh38
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HomoloGene ID
86692
genomic end
180740058
genomic start
180739123
cytogenetic location
5q35.3
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Olfactory receptor 2Y1 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the OR2Y1 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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