olfactory receptor 1P1 (olfactory receptor 17-208, OR17-208, olfactory receptor OR17-9, OR1P1P, OR1P1)

Function

odorant receptor (putative)

Structure

belongs to the G-protein coupled receptor 1 family

Compartment

cell membrane

Polymorphism

• stop codon in the gene coding for OR1P1P at position Ala-185 is responsible for functional diversity
• the stop codon is more frequent in non-Africans than in African-Americans

More general terms

• glycoprotein
• olfactory receptor, family 1

Database

• UniProt: http://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/Q8NH06.html