OR8B2
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Olfactory receptor 8B2 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the OR8B2 gene.
Gene data
OR8B2- Name
- olfactory receptor family 8 subfamily B member 2
- Type
- protein-coding
- Position
- 124,382,394–124,384,499 (−)
- Aliases
- OR11-309, OR11-310
- Ensembl
- ENSG00000284680
- RefSeq RNA
- NM_001005468.2, XM_017017535.3, XM_017017536.2, XM_054368412.1, XM_054368413.1
- RefSeq protein
- NP_001005468.1, XP_016873024.1, XP_016873025.1, XP_054224387.1, XP_054224388.1
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 8 subfamily B member 2
- Symbol
- OR8B2
- Biotype
- Protein coding
- Organism
- Homo sapiens
- Location
- 11:124,382,394-124,384,499
- Strand
- Reverse (−)
- Assembly
- GRCh38
via Ensembl · EMBL-EBI
~1 min read
Encyclopedic overview
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Olfactory receptor 8B2 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the OR8B2 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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