Species Human Entrez 442191 | Human Mouse Ensembl n/a | |
Aliases OR14J1, OR5U1, OR6-25, bA150A6.4, hs6M1-28, olfactory receptor family 14 subfamily J member 1 External IDs MGI: 2177508 HomoloGene: 114633 GeneCards: OR14J1 | ||
Olfactory receptor 14J1 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the OR14J1 gene.
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.