OR6A2
Sign in to saveAlso 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.
Gene data
OR6A2- Name
- olfactory receptor family 6 subfamily A member 2
- Type
- protein-coding
- Position
- 6,791,736–6,799,689 (−)
- Aliases
- I7, OR11-55, OR6A1, OR6A2P
- Ensembl
- ENSG00000184933
- RefSeq RNA
- NM_003696.3
- RefSeq protein
- NP_003687.2
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].
Gene Ontology
Biological process
Molecular function
Cellular component
Pathways
via MyGene.info
Gene · Ensembl
olfactory receptor family 6 subfamily A member 2
- Symbol
- OR6A2
- Biotype
- Protein coding
- Organism
- Homo sapiens
- Location
- 11:6,791,736-6,799,689
- Strand
- Reverse (−)
- Assembly
- GRCh38
via Ensembl · EMBL-EBI
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- gene
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- cytogenetic location
- 11p15.4
- HomoloGene ID
- 2743
- found in taxon
- Homo sapiens
- exact match
- identifiers.org/ncbigene/8590
- genomic end
- 6799689
- genomic start
- 6791736
- chromosome
- human chromosome 11
- expressed in
- testicle
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Encyclopedic overview
6 sectionsContents
- Function
- Clinical significance
- See also
- References
- Further reading
- External links
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 ==
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