OR6A2

OR6A2
Identifiers
Aliases	OR6A2, I7, OR11-55, OR6A1, OR6A2P, olfactory receptor family 6 subfamily A member 2
External IDs	OMIM: 608495; MGI: 97432; HomoloGene: 2743; GeneCards: OR6A2; OMA:OR6A2 - orthologs
Gene location (Human)
Chr.	Chromosome 11 (human)
End	6,799,689 bp
Gene location (Mouse)
Chr.	Chromosome 7 (mouse)
End	106,605,279 bp
RNA expression pattern
	Top expressed in
	testicle;
	Top expressed in
	Jacobson's organ; ; secondary oocyte; ; yolk sac; ; peripheral nervous system; ; gastrula; ; vastus lateralis muscle; ; subdivision of respiratory system; ; respiratory epithelium; ; nasal epithelium; ; olfactory epithelium;
	More reference expression data
	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
	8590
	18317
	ENSG00000184933
	ENSMUSG00000070417
	O95222
	n/a
	NM_003696
	NM_010983
	NP_003687
	n/a
	Wikidata
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Olfactory receptor 6A2 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the OR6A2 gene. It is Class II (tetrapod-specific) olfactory receptor and a rhodopsin-like receptor.