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GeneQ18053350· pop 5· linked from 338 articles

Also known as OR11-209, olfactory receptor family 5 subfamily AR member 1 (gene/pseudogene), olfactory receptor family 5 subfamily AR member 1

Olfactory receptor 5AR1 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the OR5AR1 gene.

Gene data

OR5AR1
Name
olfactory receptor family 5 subfamily AR member 1
Type
protein-coding
Position
56,663,686–56,664,618 (+)
Aliases
OR11-209
RefSeq RNA
NM_001004730.1
RefSeq protein
NP_001004730.1

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. This olfactory receptor gene is a segregating pseudogene, where some individuals have an allele that encodes a functional olfactory receptor, while other individuals have an allele encoding a protein that is predicted to be non-functional. [provided by RefSeq, Jun 2015].

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olfactory receptor family 5 subfamily AR member 1

Symbol
OR5AR1
Biotype
Protein coding
Organism
Homo sapiens
Location
11:56,663,686-56,664,618
Strand
Forward (+)
Assembly
GRCh38
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Olfactory receptor 5AR1 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the OR5AR1 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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