HSA6 antibody, OR4Q4 antibody, OR14-3 antibody, C14orf13 antibody, c14_5008 antibody, cOR4Q4 antibody, Olr735-ps antibody, Or4q3 antibody, RGD1561412 antibody, olfactory receptor family 4 subfamily Q member 3 antibody, olfactory receptor, family 4, subfamily Q, member 3 antibody, olfactory receptor antibody, olfactory receptor 1878 antibody, OR4Q3 antibody, OR16G03 antibody, Olr1878 antibody
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: C14orf13, OR4Q3, OR4Q4, Olfactory receptor OR14-3