OR8K3

Olfactory receptor, family 8, subfamily K, member 3, also known as OR8K3, is a is_associated_with::protein which in humans is encoded by the OR8K3 is_associated_with::gene.

Function
is_associated_with::Olfactory receptors interact with odorant molecules in the nose, to initiate a neuronal response that triggers the perception of a smell. The olfactory receptor proteins are members of a large family of is_associated_with::G protein-coupled receptors (GPCR) arising from single coding-exon genes. Olfactory receptors share a 7-transmembrane domain structure with many neurotransmitter and hormone receptors and are responsible for the recognition and G protein-mediated transduction of odorant signals. The olfactory receptor gene family is the largest in the genome. The nomenclature assigned to the olfactory receptor genes and proteins for this organism is independent of other organisms.