OR6M1 explained

Olfactory receptor 6M1 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the OR6M1 gene.^[1]

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.^[2]

See also

• Olfactory receptor

Further reading

• Fuchs T, Malecova B, Linhart C, etal . DEFOG: a practical scheme for deciphering families of genes. . Genomics . 80 . 3 . 295–302 . 2003 . 12213199 . 10.1006/geno.2002.6830 . 10.1.1.135.3652 .
• Gilad Y, Bustamante CD, Lancet D, Pääbo S . Natural selection on the olfactory receptor gene family in humans and chimpanzees. . Am. J. Hum. Genet. . 73 . 3 . 489–501 . 2003 . 12908129 . 10.1086/378132 . 1180675 .
• Malnic B, Godfrey PA, Buck LB . The human olfactory receptor gene family. . Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. . 101 . 8 . 2584–9 . 2004 . 14983052 . 10.1073/pnas.0307882100 . 356993 . 2004PNAS..101.2584M . free .

Notes and References

1. Web site: Entrez Gene: OR6M1 olfactory receptor, family 6, subfamily M, member 1.
2. Web site: Entrez Gene: OR6M1 olfactory receptor, family 6, subfamily M, member 1.