OR10A4
Description
The OR10A4 (olfactory receptor family 10 subfamily A member 4) is a protein-coding gene located on chromosome 11.
Olfactory receptor 10A4 is a protein encoded by the OR10A4 gene in humans. Olfactory receptors are responsible for detecting odorant molecules in the nose, triggering a neuronal response that leads to the perception of smell. These receptors belong to a large family of G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs), arising from single coding-exon genes. Olfactory receptors share a 7-transmembrane domain structure with many neurotransmitter and hormone receptors, enabling them to recognize and transduce odorant signals through G protein-mediated mechanisms. The olfactory receptor gene family is the largest in the human genome, and the nomenclature assigned to these genes and proteins is independent of other organisms.
OR10A4 is also known as JCG5, OR10A4P.
