OR4Q3

Olfactory receptor, family 4, subfamily Q, member 3
Identifiers
Symbols OR4Q3 ; C14orf13; HSA6; OR14-3; OR4Q4; c14_5008
External IDs MGI: 3030569 HomoloGene: 71977 GeneCards: OR4Q3 Gene
Orthologs
Species Human Mouse
Entrez 441669 257909
Ensembl ENSG00000182652 ENSMUSG00000046210
UniProt Q8NH05 Q7TRM4
RefSeq (mRNA) NM_172194 NM_001011754
RefSeq (protein) NP_751944 NP_001011754
Location (UCSC) Chr 14:
19.75 – 19.75 Mb
Chr 14:
50.35 – 50.35 Mb
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Olfactory receptor 4Q3 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the OR4Q3 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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