vomeronasal type-1 receptor 4 (V1r-like receptor 4, hGPCR27, VN1R4, V1RL4)

Function

• putative pheromone receptor

Structure

• belongs to the G-protein coupled receptor 1 family

Compartment

cell membrane

Genetics

• chimpanzee & gorilla orthologous proteins do not exist; their genes are pseudogenes

Polymorphism

various VN1R4 alleles are known

More general terms

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

Database

• Entrez gene: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=gene&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=Graphics&list_uids=317703
• Kegg: http://www.genome.jp/dbget-bin/www_bget?hsa:317703
• UniProt: http://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/Q7Z5H5.html