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Also known as OR7-3, OR7-9, olfactory receptor family 6 subfamily B member 1

Olfactory receptor 6B1 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the OR6B1 gene.

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OR6B1
Name
olfactory receptor family 6 subfamily B member 1
Type
protein-coding
Aliases
OR7-3, OR7-9

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 6 subfamily B member 1

Symbol
OR6B1
Biotype
Protein coding
Organism
Homo sapiens
Location
7:144,000,320-144,008,793
Strand
Forward (+)
Assembly
GRCh38
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HomoloGene ID
17485
genomic start
144000320
genomic end
144008793
cytogenetic location
7q35
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Olfactory receptor 6B1 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the OR6B1 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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