Open AccessAdvances on olfactory receptor gene
Author(s) -
Yi-Long Gao,
Qin Miu,
Huidong Zhang,
Haijun Wen,
Hai-Bin Qin,
Zhoujie Xie
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
yichuan
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.125
H-Index - 16
ISSN - 0253-9772
DOI - 10.3724/sp.j.1005.2010.00017
Subject(s) - olfactory system , olfaction , olfactory receptor , gene , biology , neuroscience , genetics
The olfactory sense plays a key role in animals'life time. The main gene related with olfaction was olfactory receptor (OR) gene. This review introduced the structure, expression regulation, distribution, molecular evolution and polymorphism of OR gene. The relationship between OR gene and olfactory function and olfactory deficits was also discussed.