Official Full Name

olfactory receptor, family 2, subfamily AG, member 1

Background

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.

Synonyms

OR2AG1; olfactory receptor, family 2, subfamily AG, member 1; OR2AG3; olfactory receptor 2AG1; HT3; hT3 olfactory receptor; Olfactory receptor 2AG3; Olfactory receptor family 2 subfamily AG member 1; Olfactory receptor OR11 79; OR11 79; olfactory receptor OR11-79; olfactory receptor, family 2, subfamily AG, member 3; OR11-79