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GeneQ18053334· pop 5· linked from 338 articles

Also known as OR11-137, OR4S2P, OST725, olfactory receptor family 4 subfamily S member 2

Olfactory receptor 4S2 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the OR4S2 gene.

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It is catalogued under topics including Genes on human chromosome 11 and Olfactory receptors.

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OR4S2
Name
olfactory receptor family 4 subfamily S member 2
Type
protein-coding
Aliases
OR11-137, OR4S2P, OST725

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. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008].

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olfactory receptor family 4 subfamily S member 2

Symbol
OR4S2
Biotype
Protein coding
Organism
Homo sapiens
Location
11:55,648,327-55,652,854
Strand
Forward (+)
Assembly
GRCh38
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Instance of
gene
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found in taxon
Homo sapiens
HomoloGene ID
27297
genomic end
55652854
genomic start
55648327
cytogenetic location
11q11
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Olfactory receptor 4S2 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the OR4S2 gene.

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.

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