OR2F2

Olfactory receptor, family 2, subfamily F, member 2
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Symbols OR2F2 ; OR7-1
External IDs MGI: 3030286 HomoloGene: 128141 GeneCards: OR2F2 Gene
Orthologs
Species Human Mouse
Entrez 135948 258207
Ensembl ENSG00000221910 ENSMUSG00000094192
UniProt O95006 Q7TRV8
RefSeq (mRNA) NM_001004685 NM_001011869
RefSeq (protein) NP_001004685 NP_001011869
Location (UCSC) Chr 7:
143.94 – 143.94 Mb
Chr 6:
42.79 – 42.79 Mb
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Olfactory receptor 2F2 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the OR2F2 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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