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OR2C1
Official Full Name
olfactory receptor, family 2, subfamily C, member 1
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
OR2C1; olfactory receptor, family 2, subfamily C, member 1; OR2C2P; olfactory receptor 2C1; OLFmf3; MGC95444; MGC163200; Olfactory receptor OR16 1; Olfactory receptor OR16 2; Olfactory receptor, family 2, subfamily C, member 2 pseudogene; olfactory receptor 2C2; olfactory receptor OR16-1; olfactory receptor OR16-2