QuickView for TPCR25 (gene)

Gene Symbol:

OR8G1 Homo sapiens

Full name:

olfactory receptor family 8 subfamily G member 1 (gene/pseudogene)

Synonyms:

HSTPCR25, OR8G1P, TPCR25, olfactory receptor 8G1, olfactory receptor OR11-281, olfactory receptor TPCR25, olfactory receptor, family 8, subfamily G, member 1 pseudogene

Genomic Location:

Chr 11: 123625633-123640973

Description:

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 ne...

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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. 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.

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Orthologs:

Mus musculus ,  Rattus norvegicus ,  Macaca mulatta ,  Canis lupus familiaris ,  Bos taurus

External Links:

Entrez Gene

Cytogenetic Map:

11q24.2

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