Olfactory Receptor family 10 subfamily G member 4.
Estimated Expression: 88% of the population.
Expression estimate based on data from Verbeurgt et al (2014).
Sequence:
10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 MSNASLVTAF ILTGLPHAPG LDALLFGIFL VVYVLTVLGN LLILLVIRVD SHLHTPMYYF LTNLSFIDMW FSTVTVPKML MTLVSPSGRA ISFHSCVAQL 110 120 130 140 150 160 170 180 190 200 YFFHFLGSTE CFLYTVMSYD RYLAISYPLR YTSMMSGSRC ALLATGTWLS GSLHSAVQTI LTFHLPYCGP NQIQHYFCDA PPILKLACAD TSANVMVIFV 210 220 230 240 250 260 270 280 290 300 DIGIVASGCF VLIVLSYVSI VCSILRIRTS DGRRRAFQTC ASHCIVVLCF FVPCVVIYLR PGSMDAMDGV VAIFYTVLTP LLNPVVYTLR NKEVKKAVLK 310 320 LRDKVAHPQR K
Transmembrane Helices:
TMR7 TMR6 TMR5 TMR4 TMR3 TMR2 TMR1 M A D M L Y I V A S T D T L I A R G V L L G P A V G D V C P M V N I T Q V H F S T M L L A D F I A V V F F C V F I V A S H A V C S M K P V I G F L V T Y L V V G I D L S G S Y L Q T V T V L F L P T L I C H S S A V I L W T F H F F S F W M L V Y V P N L A C T F C G G T A L S G L D I F L V T V V Q F A R V I L V L A C F C E T S L N T L L N G R R G Y S L R S G S T Y L L F Y L L I D S T R V I S V Y S M V Y M P T V R I V I S C Y R D D I R L S I A L UniProt | I-TASSER | AlphaFold | HORDE | GeneCards | ORDB
| Odorant | EC50 | Adjusted Top | Antagonist? | Aroma Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| guaiacol | -7.7 1 | 10 1 | phenolic, smoky, spicy, vanilla, woody, medicinal, savory, meaty | |
| ethyl vanillin | -4.9 1 | 9.5 1 | sweet, creamy, vanilla, caramellic | |
| vanillin | -5 2 | 9 2 | chocolate, creamy, sweet, vanilla | |
| isoeugenol | -2.71 2 | 7.9167 2 | carnation, clove, floral, spicy, sweet, woody | |
| 4-vinylguaiacol | -4.52 3 | 2.2667 3 | spicy, clove, carnation, phenolic, peppery, smoky, woody, powdery | |
| para-anisaldehyde | -3.3 4 | 1.7647 4 | sweet, powdery, mimosa, floral, hawthorn, balsamic, vanilla, anise, woody, coumarinic, creamy, spicy | |
| muscone | - | 0 5 | musk, animal, powdery | |
| 3-octen-2-one | - | 0 6 | earthy, spicy, herbal, sweet, mushroom, hay, blueberry |
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