Olfactory receptor family 2 subfamily A member 15 pseudogene (OR2A15P)

Olfactory receptor family 2 subfamily A member 15 pseudogene (OR2A15P) is a **pseudogene** belonging to the large family of genes that encode olfactory receptors, which are a subset of G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) that mediate odorant signal transduction in the nose[1]. However, as a pseudogene, OR2A15P is considered nonfunctional and does not encode an active receptor protein; it likely arose from a duplication of a functional olfactory receptor gene, which subsequently accumulated disabling mutations, such as premature stop codons or frameshifts. Pseudogenes such as OR2A15P are prevalent in the olfactory receptor gene family and generally lack a known biological function or disease role, do not serve as drug targets, and have no clinical or safety relevance[1][2]. **Note:** - While the parent olfactory receptor family (GPCRs) plays a key physiological role in odor detection, this specific entry (OR2A15P) is not an active receptor, as indicated by the "pseudogene" designation[1]. - No evidence supports any protein-coding function, therapeutic targeting, pharmacological interaction, or biomarker utility for this pseudogene. - Assigning functions, pharmacology, or disease associations to this entry would be misleading except in the context of broader genomic evolution studies[2].

Other names

OR2A15POR2A28POR2A23POlfactory receptor, family 2, subfamily A, member 15 pseudogeneOlfactory receptor, family 2, subfamily A, member 23 pseudogeneOlfactory receptor, family 2, subfamily A, member 28 pseudogene

None (no known active protein produced)