Primary Identifier | MGI:2177507 | Organism | mouse, laboratory |
Chromosome | 17 | NCBI Gene Number | 259064 |
Mgi Type | protein coding gene |
description | FUNCTION: Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 8.0.0) Predicted to enable olfactory receptor activity. Predicted to be involved in detection of chemical stimulus involved in sensory perception of smell. Predicted to act upstream of or within G protein-coupled receptor signaling pathway and sensory perception of smell. Predicted to be located in membrane. Predicted to be active in plasma membrane. Is expressed in fronto-nasal process; main olfactory bulb glomerular layer; nasal septum epithelium; olfactory epithelium; and septal olfactory organ. PHENOTYPE: Mice homozygous for a knock-out allele exhibit a significantly reduced density of olfactory sensory neurons in the septal organ, and show altered patterns of odorant responses. [provided by MGI curators] |