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Or51a8 Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Or51a8
  • Name
    olfactory receptor family 51 subfamily A member 8
  • Synonyms
    GA_x6K02T2PBJ9-5611412-5612350, MOR8-3, Olfr570
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Chr7:102549549-102550593 bp, + strand
    From NCBI annotation of GRCm39
  • View this region in JBrowse
  • Genome Browsers
    Ensembl | UCSC | NCBI
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 7, 54.85 cM
  • Mapping Data
    1 experiment
Strain
Comparison
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  • SNPs within 2kb
    125 from dbSNP Build 142
  • Strain Annotations
    19
For selected strains:
Strain Gene Model ID Feature Type Coordinates Select Strains
C57BL/6J MGI_C57BL6J_3030404
 protein coding gene Chr7:102543784-102550917 (+)
129S1/SvImJ ENSMUSG00200046807
 protein coding gene Chr7:89377613-89384654 (+)
A/J ENSMUSG00195054229
 protein coding gene Chr7:93883649-93890690 (+)
AKR/J ENSMUSG00220045085
 protein coding gene Chr7:87300120-87307163 (+)
BALB/cJ ENSMUSG00180031638
 protein coding gene Chr7:90556326-90563367 (+)
C3H/HeJ ENSMUSG00175046725
 protein coding gene Chr7:91210484-91217529 (+)
C57BL/6NJ ENSMUSG00215023401
 protein coding gene Chr7:90391061-90398194 (+)
CAROLI/EiJ MGP_CAROLIEiJ_G0030110
 protein coding gene Chr7:105575246-105576290 (+)
CAST/EiJ ENSTCUG00005051525
 protein coding gene Chr7:93781583-93788649 (+)
CBA/J ENSMUSG00210046430
 protein coding gene Chr7:91070601-91077649 (+)
DBA/2J ENSMUSG00185056798
 protein coding gene Chr7:95386369-95393419 (+)
FVB/NJ ENSMUSG00205047172
 protein coding gene Chr7:91056460-91063507 (+)
JF1/MsJ ENSUMUG00000046286
 protein coding gene Chr7:100298027-100305071 (+)
LP/J ENSMUSG00230046928
 protein coding gene Chr7:101488716-101495764 (+)
NOD/ShiLtJ ENSMUSG00190030586
 protein coding gene Chr7:91352786-91358379 (+)
NZO/HlLtJ ENSMUSG00225049450
 protein coding gene Chr7:99719818-99726862 (+)
PWK/PhJ ENSLUMG00010046924
 protein coding gene Chr7:89552791-89559864 (+)
SPRET/EiJ ENSMSPG00010011946
 protein coding gene Chr7:90811137-90816728 (+)
WSB/EiJ ENSIUOG00005049345
 protein coding gene Chr7:91651449-91658601 (+)



Homology
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Mutations,
Alleles, and
Phenotypes
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  • Phenotype Summary
    11 phenotype references
Gene Ontology
(GO)
Classifications
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  • All GO Annotations
    20
  • 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
    597
  • cDNA Data
    1
Sequences &
Gene Models
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Representative SequencesLengthStrain/SpeciesFlank
genomic 259114 NCBI Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 1045 C57BL/6J ±  kb
transcript NM_147110 RefSeq | MGI Sequence Detail 1045 C57BL/6  
polypeptide NP_667321 RefSeq | MGI Sequence Detail 312 C57BL/6  
For the selected sequence
Protein
Information
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  • UniProt
    2 Sequences
  • InterPro Domains
    IPR017452 GPCR, rhodopsin-like, 7TM
    IPR000276 G protein-coupled receptor, rhodopsin-like
    IPR000725 Olfactory receptor
    IPR050402 Olfactory receptor 51/52/56-like
Molecular
Reagents
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  • All nucleic 1
    cDNA 1

    Microarray probesets 1
Other
Accession IDs
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MGI:7277205
References
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  • Summaries
    All 29
    Gene Ontology 7
    Phenotypes 11
  • 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:289678 Olender T, et al., A unified nomenclature for vertebrate olfactory receptors. BMC Evol Biol. 2020 Apr 15;20(1):42
Contributing Projects:
Mouse Genome Database (MGD), Gene Expression Database (GXD), Mouse Models of Human Cancer database (MMHCdb) (formerly Mouse Tumor Biology (MTB)), Gene Ontology (GO)
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