OR8H2

Protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens
OR8H2
Identifiers
AliasesOR8H2, OR11-171, olfactory receptor family 8 subfamily H member 2
External IDsMGI: 3030934; HomoloGene: 34954; GeneCards: OR8H2; OMA:OR8H2 - orthologs
Gene location (Human)
Chromosome 11 (human)
Chr.Chromosome 11 (human)[1]
Chromosome 11 (human)
Genomic location for OR8H2
Genomic location for OR8H2
Band11q12.1Start56,103,687 bp[1]
End56,107,658 bp[1]
Gene location (Mouse)
Chromosome 2 (mouse)
Chr.Chromosome 2 (mouse)[2]
Chromosome 2 (mouse)
Genomic location for OR8H2
Genomic location for OR8H2
Band2|2 DStart86,806,373 bp[2]
End86,810,298 bp[2]
RNA expression pattern
Bgee
HumanMouse (ortholog)
Top expressed in
  • adipose tissue

  • blood

  • multicellular organism
    n/a
More reference expression data
BioGPS
More reference expression data
Gene ontology
Molecular function
  • G protein-coupled receptor activity
  • odorant binding
  • olfactory receptor activity
  • signal transducer activity
Cellular component
  • integral component of membrane
  • plasma membrane
  • membrane
Biological process
  • sensory perception of smell
  • signal transduction
  • response to stimulus
  • detection of chemical stimulus involved in sensory perception of smell
  • G protein-coupled receptor signaling pathway
Sources:Amigo / QuickGO
Orthologs
SpeciesHumanMouse
Entrez

390151

258587

Ensembl

ENSG00000181767

ENSMUSG00000070875

UniProt

Q8N162

Q8VFM1

RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_001005200
NM_001386064

NM_146594

RefSeq (protein)

NP_001005200

NP_666805

Location (UCSC)Chr 11: 56.1 – 56.11 MbChr 2: 86.81 – 86.81 Mb
PubMed search[3][4]
Wikidata
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Olfactory receptor 8H2 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the OR8H2 gene.[5]

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.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c GRCh38: Ensembl release 89: ENSG00000181767 – Ensembl, May 2017
  2. ^ a b c GRCm38: Ensembl release 89: ENSMUSG00000070875 – Ensembl, May 2017
  3. ^ "Human PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  4. ^ "Mouse PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  5. ^ a b "Entrez Gene: OR8H2 olfactory receptor, family 8, subfamily H, member 2".

Further reading

  • Malnic B, Godfrey PA, Buck LB (2004). "The human olfactory receptor gene family". Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 101 (8): 2584–9. Bibcode:2004PNAS..101.2584M. doi:10.1073/pnas.0307882100. PMC 356993. PMID 14983052.

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