OR2A14
Description
The OR2A14 (olfactory receptor family 2 subfamily A member 14) is a protein-coding gene located on chromosome 7.
The OR2A14 gene encodes a protein called olfactory receptor 2A14, which plays a role in smell perception. It interacts with odorant molecules in the nose, triggering a neuronal response that we perceive as smell. Olfactory receptors are part of a large family of G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) that are responsible for recognizing and transmitting odorant signals through G proteins. The OR2A14 gene, like other olfactory receptor genes, has a single coding exon and is part of the largest gene family in the human genome.
Odorant receptor.
OR2A14 is also known as OR2A14P, OR2A6, OST182.
