Olfactory receptor family 51 subfamily A member 6 pseudogene (OR51A6P)

Olfactory receptor family 51 subfamily A member 6 pseudogene (OR51A6P) is a pseudogene and does not encode a functional protein product in humans. It is classified as an olfactory receptor gene, which are typically members of the G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) superfamily responsible for odor detection in the nose. However, as a pseudogene, OR51A6P lacks the functional capacity to mediate odorant signaling. There is no evidence supporting any protein product, therapeutic targeting, or disease role for this locus. No drugs are known to interact with it and there are no safety or biomarker issues documented. The presence of this pseudogene reflects the evolutionary dynamics of the olfactory receptor gene family, which has experienced extensive gene duplication and pseudogenization in the human lineage. This locus is manually annotated as a pseudogene and does not code for a protein. Olfactory receptor genes, in general, are the largest gene family in the human genome, but a substantial fraction are pseudogenes. No aliases or alternative names for this genomic locus beyond OR51A6P are commonly used in scientific databases.

Other names

OR51A6P