OR6A2

Also known as I7, OR11-55, OR6A1, OR6A2P, olfactory receptor family 6 subfamily A member 2

Olfactory receptor 6A2 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the OR6A2 gene. It is Class II (tetrapod-specific) olfactory receptor and a rhodopsin-like receptor.

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OR6A2

Name: olfactory receptor family 6 subfamily A member 2
Type: protein-coding
Aliases: I7, OR11-55, OR6A1, OR6A2P

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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cytogenetic location: 11p15.4
HomoloGene ID: 2743
exact match: identifiers.org/ncbigene/8590
genomic end: 6799689
genomic start: 6791736

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Olfactory receptor 6A2 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the OR6A2 gene. It is Class II (tetrapod-specific) olfactory receptor and a rhodopsin-like receptor.

== Function ==