OR8D2

Also known as JCG2, olfactory receptor family 8 subfamily D member 2 (gene/pseudogene), olfactory receptor family 8 subfamily D member 2

Olfactory receptor 8D2 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the OR8D2 gene.

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Gene data

OR8D2

Name: olfactory receptor family 8 subfamily D member 2
Type: protein-coding
Position: 124,319,262–124,320,197 (−)
Aliases: JCG2
Ensembl: ENSG00000279116
RefSeq RNA: NM_001002918.1
RefSeq protein: NP_001002918.1

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].

Gene Ontology

Biological process

G protein-coupled receptor signaling pathway G protein-coupled receptor signaling pathway sensory perception of smell detection of chemical stimulus involved in sensory perception of smell

Molecular function

G protein-coupled receptor activity olfactory receptor activity olfactory receptor activity

Cellular component

plasma membrane plasma membrane membrane

Pathways

Olfactory transduction - Homo sapiens (human)Olfactory Signaling Pathway Sensory Perception Expression and translocation of olfactory receptors GPCRs, Class A Rhodopsin-like

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Gene · Ensembl

olfactory receptor family 8 subfamily D member 2

Symbol: OR8D2
Biotype: Protein coding
Organism: Homo sapiens
Location: 11:124,319,262-124,320,197
Strand: Reverse (−)
Assembly: GRCh38

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: gene

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exact match: identifiers.org/ncbigene/283160
HomoloGene ID: 128215
found in taxon: Homo sapiens
genomic start: 124319262
chromosome: human chromosome 11
cytogenetic location: 11q24.2
genomic end: 124320197
expressed in: testicle

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Olfactory receptor 8D2 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the OR8D2 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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