olfactory receptor 13C7 (OR13C7, OR13C7P)

Function

• odorant receptor

Structure

• belongs to the G-protein coupled receptor 1 family

Compartment

• cell membrane ; multi-pass membrane protein

Polymorphism

• segregating pseudogene, locus showing both intact & pseudogene forms in the population
• double nucleotide deletion at position Pro-144 in the gene coding for OR13C7 is responsible for functional diversity, producing a pseudogene

More general terms

• olfactory receptor

Database

• UniProt: http://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/P0DN81.html