OR2H2

OR2H2
Identifiers
Aliases	OR2H2, FAT11, OLFR2, OLFR42B, OR2H3, dJ271M21.2, hs6M1-12, olfactory receptor family 2 subfamily H member 2
External IDs	OMIM: 600578; MGI: 2177473; HomoloGene: 68546; GeneCards: OR2H2; OMA:OR2H2 - orthologs
Gene location (Human)
Chr.	Chromosome 6 (human)
End	29,590,500 bp
Gene location (Mouse)
Chr.	Chromosome 17 (mouse)
End	37,399,391 bp
RNA expression pattern
	Top expressed in
	testicle; ; putamen; ; nucleus accumbens; ; caudate nucleus; ; right hemisphere of cerebellum; ; ventricular zone; ; temporal lobe; ; Amygdala; ; hippocampus proper; ; anterior cingulate cortex;
	Top expressed in
	embryo; ; blastocyst; ; bone marrow; ; conceptus; ; female reproductive system; ; placenta;
	More reference expression data
	; ;
	More reference expression data
Gene ontology
Molecular function	G protein-coupled receptor activity; signal transducer activity; olfactory receptor activity;
Cellular component	integral component of membrane; plasma membrane; membrane;
Biological process	defense response; mating; signal transduction; response to stimulus; detection of chemical stimulus involved in sensory perception of smell; sensory perception of smell; G protein-coupled receptor signaling pathway;
	Sources:Amigo / QuickGO
Orthologs
	7932
	258469
	ENSG00000204657
	ENSMUSG00000056600
	O95918
	n/a
	NM_007160
	NM_146477
	NP_009091
	n/a
	Wikidata
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Olfactory receptor 2H2 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the OR2H2 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.