Olfactory receptor family 10 subfamily R member 1 pseudogene (OR10R1P)

Olfactory receptor family 10 subfamily R member 1 pseudogene (OR10R1P) is classified as a pseudogene; it resembles a functional olfactory receptor gene but contains mutations that prevent it from producing a functional receptor protein. Olfactory receptors are members of the G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) superfamily and are typically involved in the detection of odorant molecules to initiate neuronal signals in the olfactory system. However, as a pseudogene, OR10R1P does not encode a functional protein and is generally not assigned biological function or considered a therapeutic target. While some pseudogenes in other gene families may exert regulatory roles at the RNA level, such a function has not been reported for OR10R1P, and the majority of human olfactory receptor pseudogenes are regarded as biologically inactive.

Other names

OR1-10olfactory receptor OR1-10 pseudogeneOR10R1P

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