Olfactory receptor
Chemoreceptors expressed in cell membranes of olfactory receptor neurons / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Olfactory receptors (ORs), also known as odorant receptors, are chemoreceptors expressed in the cell membranes of olfactory receptor neurons and are responsible for the detection of odorants (for example, compounds that have an odor) which give rise to the sense of smell. Activated olfactory receptors trigger nerve impulses which transmit information about odor to the brain. In vertebrates, these receptors are members of the class A rhodopsin-like family of G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs).[1][2] The olfactory receptors form a multigene family consisting of around 400 genes in humans and 1400 genes in mice.[3] In insects, olfactory receptors are members of an unrelated group of ligand-gated ion channels.[4]