OR4K15
Identifiers
Aliases	OR4K15, OR14-20, OR4K15Q, olfactory receptor family 4 subfamily K member 15
External IDs	MGI: 3030561 HomoloGene: 84571 GeneCards: OR4K15
Gene location (Human) Chr. Chromosome 14 (human)[1] Band 14q11.2 Start 19,975,591 bp[1] End 19,976,565 bp[1]
Gene location (Mouse) Chr. Chromosome 14 (mouse)[2] Band 14|14 C1 Start 50,360,643 bp[2] End 50,366,203 bp[2]
RNA expression pattern Bgee Human Mouse (ortholog) Top expressed in reproductive system reproductive organ gonad male reproductive system testicle n/a More reference expression data BioGPS n/a
Gene ontology Molecular function G protein-coupled receptor activity olfactory receptor activity transmembrane signaling receptor activity signal transducer activity Cellular component integral component of membrane plasma membrane membrane Biological process sensory perception of smell detection of chemical stimulus involved in sensory perception of smell detection of chemical stimulus involved in sensory perception signal transduction response to stimulus G protein-coupled receptor signaling pathway Sources:Amigo / QuickGO
Orthologs Species Human Mouse Entrez 81127 258316 Ensembl ENSG00000169488 ENSMUSG00000059488 UniProt Q8NH41 A2RTN7 RefSeq (mRNA) NM_001005486 NM_146319 RefSeq (protein) NP_001005486 NP_666431 Location (UCSC) Chr 14: 19.98 – 19.98 Mb Chr 14: 50.36 – 50.37 Mb PubMed search [3] [4]
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Olfactory receptor 4K15 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the OR4K15 gene.^[5]

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]

See also

• Olfactory receptor

References

Further reading

External links

• OR4K15+protein,+human at the U.S. National Library of Medicine Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)

This article incorporates text from the United States National Library of Medicine, which is in the public domain.