Olfactory receptor family 6 subfamily E member 1 pseudogene (OR6E1P)

Olfactory receptor family 6 subfamily E member 1 pseudogene (OR6E1P) is classified as a pseudogene in the human genome. While functional olfactory receptors are G protein-coupled receptors that interact with odorant molecules and mediate smell via neuronal signaling, pseudogenes like OR6E1P arise from mutations that disrupt the coding sequence and prevent production of a functional protein product. OR6E1P is annotated as non-functional and is not associated with known biological activity, disease involvement, or drug targeting in humans. Its parent gene family, olfactory receptors, is the largest in the human genome and plays key roles in odor detection, but OR6E1P itself does not contribute to these functions.

Other names

OR6E1P

None (no mechanism of drug action; not an active gene product)