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Protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens

Olfactory receptor 5M8 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the OR5M8 gene.[5]

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.[5]

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  1. ^ a b c GRCh38: Ensembl release 89: ENSG00000181371 – Ensembl, May 2017
  2. ^ a b c GRCm38: Ensembl release 89: ENSMUSG00000043267 – Ensembl, May 2017
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    “Human PubMed Reference:”. National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.

  4. ^ “Mouse PubMed Reference:”. National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  5. ^ a b “Entrez Gene: OR5M8 olfactory receptor, family 5, subfamily M, member 8”.

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