System-Wide Expression and Function of Olfactory Receptors in Mammals

Olfactory receptors (ORs) in mammals are generally considered to function as chemosensors in the olfactory organs of animals. They are membrane proteins that traverse the cytoplasmic membrane seven times and work generally by coupling to heterotrimeric G protein. The OR is a G protein‒coupled recept...

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Main Author: S. June Oh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BioMed Central 2018-03-01
Series:Genomics & Informatics
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Online Access:http://genominfo.org/upload/pdf/gi-2018-16-1-2.pdf
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