OR5W2
Sign in to saveAlso known as OR5W2P, OR5W3P, olfactory receptor family 5 subfamily W member 2
Olfactory receptor 5W2 is a protein in humans that is encoded by the OR5W2 gene.
Gene data
OR5W2- Name
- olfactory receptor family 5 subfamily W member 2
- Type
- protein-coding
- Aliases
- OR5W2P, OR5W3P
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 W member 2
- Symbol
- OR5W2
- Biotype
- Protein coding
- Organism
- Homo sapiens
- Location
- 11:55,913,650-55,914,582
- Strand
- Reverse (−)
- Assembly
- GRCh38
via Ensembl · EMBL-EBI
Wikidata facts
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- HomoloGene ID
- 36999
- exact match
- identifiers.org/ncbigene/390148
- genomic end
- 55682058
- genomic start
- 55681126
- cytogenetic location
- 11q12.1
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Olfactory receptor 5W2 is a protein in humans that is encoded by the OR5W2 gene.
== Function ==