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Or10a4 Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Or10a4
  • Name
    olfactory receptor family 10 subfamily A member 4
  • Synonyms
    GA_x6K02T2PBJ9-9470146-9471093, MOR263-5, Olfr17, P2
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Chr7:106696674-106697621 bp, + strand
    From NCBI annotation of GRCm39
  • View this region in JBrowse
  • Genome Browsers
    Ensembl | UCSC | NCBI
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 7, 56.10 cM, cytoband F2
  • Mapping Data
    2 experiments
Strain
Comparison
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  • SNPs within 2kb
    67 from dbSNP Build 142
  • Strain Annotations
    19
For selected strains:
Strain Gene Model ID Feature Type Coordinates Select Strains
C57BL/6J MGI_C57BL6J_109148
 protein coding gene Chr7:106692427-106699015 (+)
129S1/SvImJ ENSMUSG00200028886
 protein coding gene Chr7:93256361-93262942 (+)
A/J ENSMUSG00195054291
 protein coding gene Chr7:97759051-97765632 (+)
AKR/J ENSMUSG00220049703
 protein coding gene Chr7:91139394-91145975 (+)
BALB/cJ ENSMUSG00180035536
 protein coding gene Chr7:94438511-94445097 (+)
C3H/HeJ ENSMUSG00175046681
 protein coding gene Chr7:95081609-95088190 (+)
C57BL/6NJ ENSMUSG00215050541
 protein coding gene Chr7:94335509-94342098 (+)
CAROLI/EiJ MGP_CAROLIEiJ_G0030261
 protein coding gene Chr7:109349831-109350778 (+)
CAST/EiJ ENSTCUG00005053043
 protein coding gene Chr7:97689322-97695907 (+)
CBA/J ENSMUSG00210034248
 protein coding gene Chr7:94907088-94913669 (+)
DBA/2J ENSMUSG00185056056
 protein coding gene Chr7:99259576-99266157 (+)
FVB/NJ ENSMUSG00205046214
 protein coding gene Chr7:94797203-94803791 (+)
JF1/MsJ ENSUMUG00000037658
 protein coding gene Chr7:104216783-104223412 (+)
LP/J ENSMUSG00230040890
 protein coding gene Chr7:105360989-105367570 (+)
NOD/ShiLtJ ENSMUSG00190032351
 protein coding gene Chr7:95019896-95026524 (+)
NZO/HlLtJ ENSMUSG00225016069
 protein coding gene Chr7:103567085-103573668 (+)
PWK/PhJ ENSLUMG00010037647
 protein coding gene Chr7:93401648-93408230 (+)
SPRET/EiJ ENSMSPG00010034423
 protein coding gene Chr7:94455839-94459140 (+)
WSB/EiJ ENSIUOG00005044548
 protein coding gene Chr7:95644070-95650653 (+)



Homology
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  • Human Ortholog
    OR10A4, olfactory receptor family 10 subfamily A member 4
  • Vertebrate Orthologs
    2
Vertebrate Orthology Source
Alliance of Genome Resources
  • Human Ortholog
    OR10A4, olfactory receptor family 10 subfamily A member 4
  • Synonyms
    JCG5, OR10A4P
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 283297
    UniProt: Q9H209

  • Chr Location
    11p15.4; chr11:6876625-6877619 (+)  GRCh38
Mutations,
Alleles, and
Phenotypes
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  • Phenotype Summary
    3 phenotypes from 9 alleles in 3 genetic backgrounds
    7 phenotypes from multigenic genotypes
    1 images
    73 phenotype references
Phenotype Overview

adipose tissue
behavior/neurological
cardiovascular system
cellular
craniofacial
digestive/alimentary system
embryo
endocrine/exocrine glands
growth/size/body
hearing/vestibular/ear
hematopoietic system
homeostasis/metabolism
integument
immune system
limbs/digits/tail
liver/biliary system
mortality/aging
muscle
nervous system
pigmentation
renal/urinary system
reproductive system
respiratory system
skeleton
taste/olfaction
neoplasm
vision/eye

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Mice homozygous for disruptions in this gene possess olfactory neurons whose axons fail to project to the appropriate glomeruli in the olfactopry bulb.
Gene Ontology
(GO)
Classifications
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  • All GO Annotations
    17
  • GO References
    7
Molecular Function

carbohydrate derivative binding
cytoskeletal protein binding
DNA binding
enzyme regulator
hydrolase
ligase
lipid binding
oxidoreductase
RNA binding
signaling receptor activity
signaling receptor binding
transcription
transferase
transporter
Biological Process

carbohydrate derivative metabolism
cell differentiation
cell population proliferation
cellular component organization
DNA-templated transcription
establishment of localization
homeostatic process
immune system process
lipid metabolic process
programmed cell death
protein metabolic process
response to stimulus
signaling
system development
Cellular Component

cell projection
cytoplasmic vesicle
cytoskeleton
cytosol
endoplasmic reticulum
endosome
extracellular region
Golgi apparatus
mitochondrion
membraneless organelle
nucleus
organelle envelope
organelle lumen
plasma membrane
protein-containing complex
synapse
vacuole
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Expression
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Expression Overview

early conceptus
embryo ectoderm
embryo endoderm
embryo mesoderm
embryo mesenchyme
extraembryonic component
alimentary system
auditory system
branchial arches
cardiovascular system
connective tissue
endocrine system
exocrine system
hemolymphoid system
integumental system
limbs
liver and biliary system
musculoskeletal system
nervous system
olfactory system
reproductive system
respiratory system
urinary system
visual system
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  • Assay Results
    683
  • Tissues
    31
  • cDNA Data
    2
  • Literature Summary
    18
  • Comparison Matrix
    Gene Expression + Phenotype
    • Sequences &
    Gene Models
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    Representative SequencesLengthStrain/SpeciesFlank
    genomic 18314 NCBI Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 948 C57BL/6J ±  kb
    transcript NM_020598 RefSeq | MGI Sequence Detail 948 C57BL/6  
    polypeptide NP_065623 RefSeq | MGI Sequence Detail 315 C57BL/6  
    For the selected sequence
    Protein
    Information
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    • UniProt
      3 Sequences
    • InterPro Domains
      IPR017452 GPCR, rhodopsin-like, 7TM
      IPR000276 G protein-coupled receptor, rhodopsin-like
      IPR000725 Olfactory receptor
    Molecular
    Reagents
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    • All nucleic 8
      Genomic 2
      cDNA 3
      Primer pair 2
      Other 1

      Microarray probesets 2
    Other
    Accession IDs
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    MGD-MRK-38192, MGI:7276824
    References
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    • Summaries
      All 106
      Developmental Gene Expression 18
      Gene Ontology 7
      Phenotypes 73
    • Earliest
      J:88307 Giometti CS, et al., The analysis of recessive lethal mutations in mice by using two-dimensional gel electrophoresis of liver proteins. Mutat Res. 1990 Sep;242(1):47-55
    • Latest
      J:386126 Bintu B, et al., Spatial organization and detection of social odors in mouse primary olfactory system. Cell. 2026 Apr 28;
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    09/08/2026
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