OR2B2

OR2B2
Olfactory receptor, family 2, subfamily B, member 2
Identifiers
Symbols OR2B2; OR2B2Q; OR2B9; OR6-1; dJ193B12.4; hs6M1-10
External IDs MGI3031193 HomoloGene11056 GeneCards: OR2B2 Gene
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Orthologs
Species Human Mouse
Entrez 81697 258067
Ensembl ENSG00000168131 ENSMUSG00000057727
UniProt Q9GZK3 n/a
RefSeq (mRNA) NM_033057 NM_001011820.1
RefSeq (protein) NP_149046 NP_001011820.1
Location (UCSC) Chr 6:
27.88 – 27.88 Mb
Chr 13:
21.79 – 21.8 Mb
PubMed search [1] [2]

Olfactory receptor 2B2 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the OR2B2 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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