OR10K2
Description
The OR10K2 (olfactory receptor family 10 subfamily K member 2) is a protein-coding gene located on chromosome 1.
The OR10K2 gene encodes the olfactory receptor 10K2 protein in humans. Olfactory receptors, like OR10K2, are crucial for smell perception. They bind to odorant molecules in the nose, triggering a neuronal response that results in the sensation of smell. These receptors are part of a large family of G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs), each arising from a single coding-exon gene. They share a common 7-transmembrane domain structure with many neurotransmitter and hormone receptors. Olfactory receptors are responsible for recognizing odorant signals and transmitting them through G protein-mediated transduction. The olfactory receptor gene family is the largest in the human genome. The naming of these genes and proteins is independent of other organisms.
Odorant receptor.
OR10K2 is also known as OR1-4.
