OR2M3

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An Error has occurred retrieving Wikidata item for infobox Olfactory receptor 2M3 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the OR2M3 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.[1] OR2M3 has a copper binding pocket.[2]

Ligands

  • 3-Mercapto-2-methylpentan-1-ol [3]

This chemical is associated with characteristic smell of raw onions.

See also

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Entrez Gene: OR2M3 olfactory receptor, family 2, subfamily M, member 3".
  2. Haag F, Ahmed L, Reiss K, Block E, Batista VS, Krautwurst D (August 2019). "Copper-mediated thiol potentiation and mutagenesis-guided modeling suggest a highly conserved copper-binding motif in human OR2M3". Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences. 77 (11): 2157–2179. doi:10.1007/s00018-019-03279-y. PMC 7256108. PMID 31435697.
  3. Noe F, Polster J, Geithe C, Kotthoff M, Schieberle P, Krautwurst D (March 2017). "OR2M3: A Highly Specific and Narrowly Tuned Human Odorant Receptor for the Sensitive Detection of Onion Key Food Odorant 3-Mercapto-2-methylpentan-1-ol". Chemical Senses. 42 (3): 195–210. doi:10.1093/chemse/bjw118. PMID 27916748.

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