Olfactory receptor 51E2 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the OR51E2 gene. [5] [6]
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. [6]
Its structure was determined in 2023, the first elucidation of the structure of a human olfactory receptor. [7] [8] [9]
OR51E2 is a relatively narrowly tuned olfactory receptor, meaning it responds only to a relatively small set of related odorants. [10]
OR51E2 responds to short-chain fatty acids, [11] including in particular propionic acid. [10]
Olfactory receptor 2C1 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the OR2C1 gene.
Olfactory receptor 3A1 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the OR3A1 gene.
Olfactory receptor 2H2 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the OR2H2 gene.
Olfactory receptor 1G1 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the OR1G1 gene.
Olfactory receptor 2M4 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the OR2M4 gene.
Olfactory receptor 7A17 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the OR7A17 gene.
Olfactory receptor 10H3 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the OR10H3 gene.
Olfactory receptor 7A5 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the OR7A5 gene.
Olfactory receptor 7C1 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the OR7C1 gene.
Olfactory receptor 8G1 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the OR8G1 gene.
Olfactory receptor 1J2 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the OR1J2 gene.
Olfactory receptor 2M3 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the OR2M3 gene.
Olfactory receptor 2AG1 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the OR2AG1 gene.
Olfactory receptor 51E1 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the OR51E1 gene.
Olfactory receptor 5J2 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the OR5J2 gene.
Olfactory receptor 13H1 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the OR13H1 gene.
Olfactory receptor 1B1 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the OR1B1 gene.
Olfactory receptor 51M1 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the OR51M1 gene.
Olfactory receptor 52D1 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the OR52D1 gene.
Olfactory receptor 10C1 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the OR10C1 gene.
This article incorporates text from the United States National Library of Medicine, which is in the public domain.