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Also known as OR11-266, olfactory receptor family 5 subfamily J member 2

Olfactory receptor 5J2 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the OR5J2 gene.

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OR5J2
Name
olfactory receptor family 5 subfamily J member 2
Type
protein-coding
Aliases
OR11-266

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
79679
genomic start
55944094
genomic end
55945032
cytogenetic location
11q12.1
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Olfactory receptor 5J2 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the OR5J2 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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