OR56A4

OR56A4
Identifiers
Aliases	OR56A4, OR11-49, olfactory receptor family 56 subfamily A member 4
External IDs	MGI: 3030518; HomoloGene: 133596; GeneCards: OR56A4; OMA:OR56A4 - orthologs
Gene location (Human)
Chr.	Chromosome 11 (human)
End	6,006,946 bp
Gene location (Mouse)
Chr.	Chromosome 7 (mouse)
End	104,812,860 bp
RNA expression pattern
	Top expressed in
	testicle;
	n/a
	More reference expression data
	n/a
Gene ontology
Molecular function	G protein-coupled receptor activity; olfactory receptor activity; signal transducer activity; adrenergic receptor activity; dopamine neurotransmitter receptor activity, coupled via Gi/Go; dopamine binding;
Cellular component	integral component of membrane; plasma membrane; integral component of plasma membrane; membrane; synaptic vesicle membrane;
Biological process	adenylate cyclase-activating adrenergic receptor signaling pathway; sensory perception of smell; detection of chemical stimulus involved in sensory perception of smell; signal transduction; response to stimulus; synaptic transmission, dopaminergic; negative regulation of adenylate cyclase activity; adenylate cyclase-inhibiting dopamine receptor signaling pathway; response to toxic substance; regulation of dopamine secretion; regulation of potassium ion transport; behavioral response to cocaine; behavioral response to ethanol; negative regulation of cytosolic calcium ion concentration; negative regulation of synaptic transmission, glutamatergic; phospholipase C-activating dopamine receptor signaling pathway; negative regulation of voltage-gated calcium channel activity; G protein-coupled receptor signaling pathway; adrenergic receptor signaling pathway; adenylate cyclase-modulating G protein-coupled receptor signaling pathway;
	Sources:Amigo / QuickGO
Orthologs
	120793
	244187
	ENSG00000183389
	ENSMUSG00000047225
	Q8NGH8
	Q7TRN8
	NM_001005179
	NM_207249
	NP_001005179
	NP_997132
	Wikidata
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Olfactory receptor 56A4 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the OR56A4 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.