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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OR8D2

Name: olfactory receptor family 8 subfamily D member 2
Type: protein-coding
Aliases: JCG2

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 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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exact match: identifiers.org/ncbigene/283160
HomoloGene ID: 128215
genomic start: 124319262
cytogenetic location: 11q24.2
genomic end: 124320197

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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.