OR1C1
Description
The OR1C1 (olfactory receptor family 1 subfamily C member 1) is a protein-coding gene located on chromosome 1.
The OR1C1 gene encodes a protein called olfactory receptor 1C1. Olfactory receptors detect odorant molecules in the nose, triggering a nerve response that results in the perception of smell. These receptors belong to a large family of G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs), arising from single coding-exon genes. They share a 7-transmembrane domain structure with many neurotransmitter and hormone receptors and are responsible for recognizing and transducing odorant signals via G proteins. The olfactory receptor gene family is the largest in the genome. The nomenclature assigned to the olfactory receptor genes and proteins for humans is independent of other organisms.
Odorant receptor.
OR1C1 is also known as HSTPCR27, OR1-42, OR1.5.10, ORL211, TPCR27.
