OBP2A, odorant binding protein 2A

OBP2A, odorant binding protein 2A

• This gene encodes a small extracellular protein belonging to the lipocalin superfamily. The protein is thought to transport small, hydrophobic, volatile molecules or odorants through the nasal mucus to olfactory receptors, and may also function as a scavenger of highly concentrated or toxic odors. The protein is expressed as a monomer in the nasal mucus, and can bind diverse types of odorants with a higher affinity for aldehydes and fatty acids. This gene and a highly similar family member are located in a cluster of lipocalin genes on chromosome 9. Alternatively spliced transcript variants have been described, but their biological validity has not been determined. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]

• Gene Synonyms (odorant-binding protein 2a, odorant-binding protein IIa, putative odorant-binding protein 2c, LCN13, OBP, OBP2C, OBPIIa, hOBPIIa,)
• NCBI Gene ID: 29991
• Species: Homo sapiens (Human)
• UNIPROT ID#>>Q9NY56
  UNIPROT ID#>>B7ZLH4
  UNIPROT ID#>>Q5T8A5
  UNIPROT ID#>>Q5T8A4
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Gene products are often involved in multiple pathways and networks within a living cell. Learn more about other interacting partners.

odorant binding protein 2A interacts with:

• erbb2 interacting protein
  thioredoxin domain containing 15

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