OR51B2
Description
The OR51B2 (olfactory receptor family 51 subfamily B member 2) is a protein-coding gene located on chromosome 11.
Olfactory receptor 51B2 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the OR51B2 gene. 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. As of 2015, OR51B2 was an orphan receptor, meaning that no odorants have been identified which bind to it.
Odorant receptor.
OR51B2 is also known as HOR5'Beta3, OR51B1P.
