olfactory receptor 10C1; Hs6M1-17 (OR10C1 OR10C2)

Function

odorant receptor (putative)

Structure

belongs to the G-protein coupled receptor 1 family

Compartment

cell membrane

Polymorphism

• stop codon at position Gln-55 in the OR10C1 gene is more frequent in African-Americans than in non-Africans

More general terms

• olfactory receptor, family 10
• glycoprotein

Database

• Kegg: http://www.genome.jp/dbget-bin/www_bget?hsa:4421
• UniProt: http://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/Q96KK4.html
• Entrez gene: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=gene&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=Graphics&list_uids=26542