OR5W2
Description
The OR5W2 (olfactory receptor family 5 subfamily W member 2) is a protein-coding gene located on chromosome 11.
OR5W2 is a human gene that encodes for the olfactory receptor 5W2 protein. Olfactory receptors detect odor molecules in the nose, triggering a neuronal response that leads to the perception of smell. They belong to a large family of G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs), each arising from a single coding-exon gene. OR5W2, like other olfactory receptors, shares a 7-transmembrane domain structure with numerous neurotransmitter and hormone receptors and is responsible for recognizing and transmitting odorant signals via G proteins. The olfactory receptor gene family is the largest in the human genome. The nomenclature for olfactory receptor genes and proteins is independent of other organisms.
Odorant receptor.
OR5W2 is also known as OR5W2P, OR5W3P.
