OR10A3
Description
The OR10A3 (olfactory receptor family 10 subfamily A member 3) is a protein-coding gene located on chromosome 11.
Olfactory receptor 10A3 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the OR10A3 gene. Olfactory receptors interact with odorant molecules in the nose to initiate a neuronal response that triggers the perception of a smell. These receptors are members of a large family of G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCR) arising from single coding-exon genes. They 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.
Odorant receptor.
OR10A3 is also known as HSHTPCRX12, HTPCRX12.
