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GeneQ18056822· pop 5· linked from 348 articles

Also known as OR11-244, olfactory receptor family 5 subfamily AN member 1

Olfactory receptor 5AN1 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the OR5AN1 gene.

Gene data

OR5AN1
Name
olfactory receptor family 5 subfamily AN member 1
Type
protein-coding
Aliases
OR11-244

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 5 subfamily AN member 1

Symbol
OR5AN1
Biotype
Protein coding
Organism
Homo sapiens
Location
11:59,358,895-59,371,714
Strand
Forward (+)
Assembly
GRCh38
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Olfactory receptor 5AN1 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the OR5AN1 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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