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Gene information for OR2T8 (Homo sapiens)
(Information is obtained from NCBI Gene database)
Entrez gene ID343172
Official gene symbolOR2T8
Full nameolfactory receptor, family 2, subfamily T, member 8
Aliases,OR2T8P,
Gene summaryOlfactory 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]
LocationChromosome: 1   Locus: 1q44
Gene position248084320 - 248085258  Map Viewer
Gene orientationplus
Gene size939 bp
Gene sequence