vomeronasal type-1 receptor 5; V1r-like receptor 5; hGPCR26 (VN1R5, V1RL5)

Function

• putative pheromone receptor

Structure

• belongs to the G-protein coupled receptor 1 family

Compartment

• cell membrane; multi-pass membrane protein

Genetics

• chimpanzee & orangutan orthologous proteins do not exist, their genes are pseudogenes

Polymorphism

• allele VN1R5*2 with a truncating mutation in position 46, found with a frequency of about 32%

More general terms

• vomeronasal type-1 receptor (V1r-like receptor, VN1R)
• glycoprotein
• evolutionary divergent human protein

Additional terms

• vomer

Database

• UniProt: http://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/Q7Z5H4.html