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Also known as OR11-118, olfactory receptor family 4 subfamily A member 15

Olfactory receptor 4A15 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the OR4A15 gene.

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OR4A15
Name
olfactory receptor family 4 subfamily A member 15
Type
protein-coding
Aliases
OR11-118

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 4 subfamily A member 15

Symbol
OR4A15
Biotype
Protein coding
Organism
Homo sapiens
Location
11:55,367,974-55,368,918
Strand
Forward (+)
Assembly
GRCh38
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HomoloGene ID
128156
genomic end
55136394
genomic start
55367974
cytogenetic location
11q11
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Olfactory receptor 4A15 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the OR4A15 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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