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Also known as OR51E3P, OR52A2, PSGR, olfactory receptor family 51 subfamily E member 2, HPRAJ

Olfactory receptor 51E2 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the OR51E2 gene.

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OR51E2
Name
olfactory receptor family 51 subfamily E member 2
Type
protein-coding
Aliases
HPRAJ, OR51E3P, OR52A2, PSGR

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
23713
genomic end
4719084
genomic start
4701401
cytogenetic location
11p15.4
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Olfactory receptor 51E2 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the OR51E2 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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