OR4E2 (Entrez ID: 26686)

Entrez Gene ID 26686
Official Gene Symbol OR4E2 (GeneCards)
Full name olfactory receptor family 4 subfamily E member 2
Location 14q11.2
Other ids Vega : OTTHUMG00000168979
HGNC : HGNC:8297
Ensembl : ENSG00000221977
Other names OR14-42
Summary 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. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]

Variants

Found 19 variants in this database.