OR4B1

Olfactory receptor, family 4, subfamily B, member 1
Identifiers
Symbols OR4B1 ; OR11-106; OST208
External IDs MGI: 3031107 HomoloGene: 110550 GeneCards: OR4B1 Gene
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Species Human Mouse
Entrez 119765 18331
Ensembl ENSG00000175619 ENSMUSG00000075066
UniProt Q8NGF8 Q62330
RefSeq (mRNA) NM_001005470 NM_010980
RefSeq (protein) NP_001005470 NP_035110
Location (UCSC) Chr 11:
48.22 – 48.22 Mb
Chr 2:
90.14 – 90.14 Mb
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Olfactory receptor 4B1 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the OR4B1 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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