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Also known as OR11-8, olfactory receptor family 52 subfamily K member 1

Olfactory receptor 52K1 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the OR52K1 gene.

Gene data

OR52K1
Name
olfactory receptor family 52 subfamily K member 1
Type
protein-coding
Position
4,482,646–4,493,497 (+)
Aliases
OR11-8
RefSeq RNA
NM_001005171.3, NM_001385736.1
RefSeq protein
NP_001005171.2, NP_001372665.1

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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Wikidata facts

Instance of
gene
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HomoloGene ID
17506
found in taxon
Homo sapiens
cytogenetic location
11p15.4
expressed in
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Olfactory receptor 52K1 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the OR52K1 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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