OR2L8
Description
The OR2L8 (olfactory receptor family 2 subfamily L member 8) is a protein-coding gene located on chromosome 1.
The OR2L8 gene encodes a protein called olfactory receptor 2L8. This protein is involved in smelling by interacting with odorant molecules in the nose, triggering a signal that leads to the perception of a smell. Olfactory receptors belong to a large family of G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) and share a similar structure with many neurotransmitter and hormone receptors. The OR2L8 gene, like other olfactory receptor genes, is a single coding-exon gene. The olfactory receptor gene family is the largest in the human genome, and the naming system used for olfactory receptors in humans is independent of other organisms.
Odorant receptor.
OR2L8 is also known as -.
