OR2B6
Identifiers
Aliases	OR2B6, OR2B1, OR2B1P, OR2B5, OR2B6P, OR5-40, OR5-41, OR6-31, dJ408B20.2, olfactory receptor family 2 subfamily B member 6
External IDs	MGI:104715;HomoloGene:40838;GeneCards:OR2B6;OMA:OR2B6 - orthologs
Gene location (Human) Chr. Chromosome 6 (human)[1] Band 6p22.1 Start 27,957,241bp[1] End 27,958,182bp[1]
Gene location (Mouse) Chr. Chromosome 13 (mouse)[2] Band 13 A3.1|13 7.9 cM Start 21,820,793bp[2] End 21,826,688bp[2]
RNA expression pattern Bgee Human Mouse (ortholog) Top expressed in mucosa of transverse colon monocyte gonad blood granulocyte right lobe of liver placenta spleen Ventricular system of neuraxis embryo Top expressed in white adipose tissue More reference expression data BioGPS More reference expression data
Gene ontology Molecular function G protein-coupled receptor activity olfactory receptor activity signal transducer activity Cellular component integral component of membrane plasma membrane membrane Biological process sensory perception of smell signal transduction response to stimulus detection of chemical stimulus involved in sensory perception of smell G protein-coupled receptor signaling pathway Sources:Amigo /QuickGO
Orthologs Species Human Mouse Entrez 26212 218066 Ensembl ENSG00000124657 ENSMUSG00000036658 UniProt P58173 Q60890 RefSeq (mRNA) NM_012367 NM_146542 RefSeq (protein) NP_036499 NP_666753 Location (UCSC) Chr 6: 27.96 – 27.96 Mb Chr 13: 21.82 – 21.83 Mb PubMed search [3] [4]
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Olfactory receptor 2B6 is aprotein that in humans is encoded by theOR2B6gene.^[5][6]

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.^[6]

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