Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 7.1.0)
Enables odorant binding activity and olfactory receptor activity. Involved in detection of chemical stimulus involved in sensory perception of smell. Located in cell cortex and membrane. Is expressed in nasal septum epithelium; olfactory epithelium; septal olfactory organ; and vomeronasal organ. Orthologous to human OR2C1 (olfactory receptor family 2 subfamily C member 1).