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GeneQ1521661· pop 5· linked from 338 articles

Also known as OR11-135, olfactory receptor family 4 subfamily C member 16 (gene/pseudogene), olfactory receptor family 4 subfamily C member 16

Olfactory receptor 4C16 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the OR4C16 gene.

Gene data

OR4C16
Name
olfactory receptor family 4 subfamily C member 16
Type
protein-coding
Position
55,572,128–55,573,060 (+)
Aliases
OR11-135
RefSeq RNA
NM_001004701.2
RefSeq protein
NP_001004701.2

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. 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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olfactory receptor family 4 subfamily C member 16

Symbol
OR4C16
Biotype
Protein coding
Organism
Homo sapiens
Location
11:55,572,128-55,573,060
Strand
Forward (+)
Assembly
GRCh38
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Wikidata facts

Instance of
gene
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HomoloGene ID
128155
found in taxon
Homo sapiens
genomic start
55339604
cytogenetic location
11q11
genomic end
55340536
expressed in
sural nerve
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Olfactory receptor 4C16 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the OR4C16 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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