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Olfr242 olfactory receptor 242 [ Mus musculus (house mouse) ]

Gene ID: 406175, updated on 6-Oct-2023

Summary

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Official Symbol
Olfr242provided by MGI
Official Full Name
olfactory receptor 242provided by MGI
Primary source
MGI:MGI:3030076
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AllianceGenome:MGI:3030076
Gene type
protein coding
RefSeq status
PROVISIONAL
Organism
Mus musculus
Lineage
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Glires; Rodentia; Myomorpha; Muroidea; Muridae; Murinae; Mus; Mus
Summary
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. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]
Annotation information
not in current annotation release
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Genomic context

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Location:
9; 9 A5.1

Bibliography

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Related articles in PubMed

  1. Specific repertoire of olfactory receptor genes in the male germ cells of several mammalian species. Vanderhaeghen P, et al. Genomics, 1997 Feb 1. PMID 9119360
  2. Odorant receptor expressed sequence tags demonstrate olfactory expression of over 400 genes, extensive alternate splicing and unequal expression levels. Young JM, et al. Genome Biol, 2003. PMID 14611657, Free PMC Article
  3. A conditional knockout resource for the genome-wide study of mouse gene function. Skarnes WC, et al. Nature, 2011 Jun 15. PMID 21677750, Free PMC Article

GeneRIFs: Gene References Into Functions

Pathways from PubChem

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General protein information

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Preferred Names
olfactory receptor 242
Names
GA_x6K02T2KYVW-1037-120

NCBI Reference Sequences (RefSeq)

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RefSeqs maintained independently of Annotated Genomes

These reference sequences exist independently of genome builds. Explain

These reference sequences are curated independently of the genome annotation cycle, so their versions may not match the RefSeq versions in the current genome build. Identify version mismatches by comparing the version of the RefSeq in this section to the one reported in Genomic regions, transcripts, and products above.

mRNA and Protein(s)

  1. NM_010974.1 → NP_035104.1  olfactory receptor 242

    See identical proteins and their annotated locations for NP_035104.1

    Status: PROVISIONAL

    Source sequence(s)
    AY317327, X89693
    UniProtKB/TrEMBL
    Q7TS27, Q8VG92
    Conserved Domains (2) summary
    pfam00001
    Location:41 → 290
    7tm_1; 7 transmembrane receptor (rhodopsin family)
    cl21561
    Location:31 → 295
    7tm_4; Olfactory receptor
Nucleotide Protein
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