Olfactory receptor family 6 subfamily L member 2 pseudogene (OR6L2P)

Olfactory receptor family 6 subfamily L member 2 pseudogene (OR6L2P) is a pseudogene that belongs to the olfactory receptor family. Olfactory receptors are a large group of G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs), typically responsible for detecting odorant molecules and initiating neuronal responses related to the sense of smell[1][2]. However, as a pseudogene, OR6L2P lacks a functional protein product due to mutations or loss of gene expression capability and is not believed to have any direct functional or biological role in olfaction or other physiological processes[2]. While some olfactory receptor pseudogenes can occasionally be transcribed or have regulatory functions in other contexts, OR6L2P is currently categorized as non-functional, not therapeutically targeted, and not implicated in disease or drug response[2][3][4].

Other names

OR6L2Polfactory receptor pseudogene OR6L2Polfactory receptor family 6 subfamily L member 2 pseudogene