OR2B2

Olfactory receptor 2B2 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the OR2B2 gene.[4]

OR2B2
Identifiers
Aliases	OR2B2, OR2B2Q, OR2B9, OR6-1, dJ193B12.4, hs6M1-10, olfactory receptor family 2 subfamily B member 2
External IDs	MGI: 3031194 HomoloGene: 11056 GeneCards: OR2B2
Gene location (Human) Chr. Chromosome 6 (human)[1] Band 6p22.1 Start 27,911,185 bp[1] End 27,912,396 bp[1]
RNA expression pattern More reference expression data
Gene ontology Molecular function • G-protein coupled receptor activity • olfactory receptor activity • signal transducer activity Cellular component • integral component of membrane • cell 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
Species	Human	Mouse
Entrez	81697	258536
Ensembl	ENSG00000168131	n/a
UniProt	Q9GZK3	n/a
RefSeq (mRNA)	NM_033057	NM_146543
RefSeq (protein)	NP_149046	n/a
Location (UCSC)	Chr 6: 27.91 – 27.91 Mb	n/a
PubMed search	[2]	[3]
Wikidata
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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.[4]