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OR11H4
Official Full Name
olfactory receptor, family 11, subfamily H, member 4
Background
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.
Synonyms
OR11H4; olfactory receptor, family 11, subfamily H, member 4; olfactory receptor 11H4; Olfactory receptor OR14 36; olfactory receptor OR14-36; OR14-36