OR6W1P
Description
The OR6W1P (olfactory receptor family 6 subfamily W member 1 pseudogene) is a pseudo gene located on chromosome 7.
OR6W1P is a gene that encodes an olfactory receptor protein, a type of G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) involved in the detection of odorants. It is expressed in the olfactory epithelium, a specialized tissue in the nasal cavity responsible for smell. While the specific odorants OR6W1P detects are unknown, it plays a crucial role in the perception of smell.
The olfactory receptor OR6W1P is a protein that, in humans, is encoded by the OR6W1P gene. This gene is located on chromosome 11 and is part of a large family of genes that encode G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs). GPCRs are involved in a variety of sensory processes, including smell, taste, and vision. The OR6W1P protein is thought to be involved in the detection of odorants. However, the specific odorants that it detects are not yet known. Like other olfactory receptors, OR6W1P is expressed in the olfactory epithelium, which is a specialized tissue located in the nasal cavity. The olfactory epithelium contains millions of olfactory receptor neurons, each of which expresses a single type of olfactory receptor. When an odorant binds to an olfactory receptor, it activates a signaling pathway that ultimately leads to the generation of an action potential. Action potentials are then transmitted to the brain, where they are processed and interpreted as a smell.
OR6W1P is also known as OR6W1, sdolf.
