OR8G1

Also known as HSTPCR25, OR8G1P, TPCR25, olfactory receptor family 8 subfamily G member 1 (gene/pseudogene), olfactory receptor family 8 subfamily G member 1

Olfactory receptor 8G1 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the OR8G1 gene.

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OR8G1

Name: olfactory receptor family 8 subfamily G member 1
Type: protein-coding
Aliases: HSTPCR25, OR8G1P, TPCR25

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. This family member represents a polymorphic pseudogene, whereby some individuals have a functional allele that encodes a full-length protein, while others have a non-functional allele due to the presence of an early stop codon and a 3' end deletion. [provided by RefSeq, Feb 2014].

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olfactory receptor family 8 subfamily G member 1

Symbol: OR8G1
Biotype: Protein coding
Organism: Homo sapiens
Location: 11:124,241,095-124,254,364
Strand: Forward (+)
Assembly: GRCh38

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HomoloGene ID: 115535
exact match: identifiers.org/ncbigene/26494
genomic start: 124241095
cytogenetic location: 11q24.2
genomic end: 124135763

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Olfactory receptor 8G1 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the OR8G1 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.