Olfactory receptor family 7 subfamily E member 21 pseudogene (OR7E21P)

Olfactory receptor family 7 subfamily E member 21 pseudogene (OR7E21P) is a human genomic locus that belongs to the large family of olfactory receptor genes but is classified as a pseudogene, meaning it does not encode a functional protein. Olfactory receptors are typically G protein-coupled receptors involved in the detection of odorant molecules, but pseudogenes in this family, like OR7E21P, have accumulated mutations or other changes that render them nonfunctional as protein-coding genes. As such, OR7E21P does not participate in odor detection, is not a therapeutic target, and has no known biological, pharmacological, or disease relevance in its own right.

Other names

OR4DGOST035OR7E127POR7E141POR7E142POR7E49Polfactory receptor, family 7, subfamily A, member 127 pseudogeneolfactory receptor, family 7, subfamily E, member 141 pseudogeneolfactory receptor, family 7, subfamily E, member 142 pseudogeneolfactory receptor, family 7, subfamily E, member 49 pseudogene