OR6K2

OR6K2
Olfactory receptor, family 6, subfamily K, member 2
Identifiers
Symbols OR6K2; OR1-17
External IDs MGI3030254 HomoloGene17185 GeneCards: OR6K2 Gene
Orthologs
Species Human Mouse
Entrez 81448 258302
Ensembl ENSG00000196171 ENSMUSG00000055033
UniProt Q8NGY2 n/a
RefSeq (mRNA) NM_001005279 NM_146305.2
RefSeq (protein) NP_001005279 NP_666417.2
Location (UCSC) Chr 1:
158.67 – 158.67 Mb
Chr 1:
176.09 – 176.09 Mb
PubMed search [1] [2]

Olfactory receptor 6K2 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the OR6K2 gene.[1]

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.[1]

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Class II
(tetrapod specific receptors)

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