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Also known as OR11-57, olfactory receptor family 52 subfamily N member 2

Olfactory receptor 52N2 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the OR52N2 gene.

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OR52N2
Name
olfactory receptor family 52 subfamily N member 2
Type
protein-coding
Aliases
OR11-57

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 52 subfamily N member 2

Symbol
OR52N2
Biotype
Protein coding
Organism
Homo sapiens
Location
11:5,808,911-5,821,492
Strand
Forward (+)
Assembly
GRCh38
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HomoloGene ID
64956
genomic start
5808924
genomic end
5821483
cytogenetic location
11p15.4
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Olfactory receptor 52N2 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the OR52N2 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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