Advances on olfactory receptor gene

The olfactory sense plays a key role in animals'life time. The main gene related with olfaction was olfactory receptor (OR) gene. This review introduced the structure, expression regulation, distribution, molecular evolution and polymorphism of OR gene. The relationship between OR gene and olfa...

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Published inYíchuán Vol. 32; no. 1; p. 17
Main Authors Gao, Yi-Long, Miu, Qin, Zhang, Hui-Dong, Wen, Hai, Qin, Hai-Bin, Xie, Zhuang
Format Journal Article
LanguageChinese
Published China 01.01.2010
Subjects
Animals
Evolution, Molecular
Gene Expression Regulation
Humans
Receptors, Odorant - chemistry
Receptors, Odorant - genetics
Receptors, Odorant - metabolism
Smell
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Summary:The olfactory sense plays a key role in animals'life time. The main gene related with olfaction was olfactory receptor (OR) gene. This review introduced the structure, expression regulation, distribution, molecular evolution and polymorphism of OR gene. The relationship between OR gene and olfactory function and olfactory deficits was also discussed.
ISSN:0253-9772
DOI:10.3724/SP.J.1005.2010.00017