OR2W1

Olfactory receptor 2W1 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the OR2W1 gene.[5]

OR2W1
Identifiers
AliasesOR2W1, hs6M1-15, olfactory receptor family 2 subfamily W member 1
External IDsMGI: 3030097 HomoloGene: 12791 GeneCards: OR2W1
Orthologs
SpeciesHumanMouse
Entrez

26692

18341

Ensembl

ENSMUSG00000071522

UniProt

Q9Y3N9

Q7TQT8

RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_030903

NM_010984

RefSeq (protein)

NP_112165

NP_035114

Location (UCSC)Chr 6: 29.04 – 29.05 MbChr 13: 21.31 – 21.32 Mb
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Olfactory receptors interact with odorant molecules in the nose, to initiate a neuronal response that triggers the perception of a smell. The olfactory receptor proteins are members of a large family of G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCR) arising from single coding-exon genes. Olfactory receptors 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.[5]

Ligands

Out of 10 human ORs studied, OR2W1 was the most broadly tuned, meaning it responds to the greatest variety of different odorant molecules.[6]

Ligands, in decreasing order of sensitivity:[6]

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Further reading

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