OR2L2

OR2L2
Identifiers
Aliases	OR2L2, HSHTPCRH07, HTPCRH07, OR1-48, OR2L12, OR2L4P, olfactory receptor family 2 subfamily L member 2
External IDs	MGI: 3030001; HomoloGene: 78689; GeneCards: OR2L2; OMA:OR2L2 - orthologs
Gene location (Human)
Chr.	Chromosome 1 (human)
End	248,042,305 bp
Gene location (Mouse)
Chr.	Chromosome 16 (mouse)
End	19,341,016 bp
RNA expression pattern
	Top expressed in
	gonad; ; C1 segment; ; prefrontal cortex; ; ganglionic eminence; ; substantia nigra; ; primary visual cortex; ; hippocampus proper; ; testicle; ; putamen; ; Hypothalamus;
	n/a
	More reference expression data
	n/a
Gene ontology
Molecular function	G protein-coupled receptor activity; olfactory receptor activity; signal transducer activity; molecular function;
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; biological process;
	Sources:Amigo / QuickGO
Orthologs
	26246
	258937
	ENSG00000203663
	ENSMUSG00000045341
	Q8NH16
	Q8VGJ5
	NM_001004686; NM_001385855
	NM_146935
	NP_001004686
	NP_667146
	Wikidata
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Olfactory receptor 2L2 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the OR2L2 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.