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OR5M8 olfactory receptor family 5 subfamily M member 8

Gene ID: 219484, updated on 2-Nov-2024
Gene type: protein coding
Also known as: OR11-194

Summary

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]

Genomic context

Location:
11q12.1
Sequence:
Chromosome: 11; NC_000011.10 (56490435..56491370, complement)
Total number of exons:
1

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