Description
Product Characteristics:
Odorant signal transduction is probably mediated by a G-protein coupled cascade using cAMP as second messenger. The olfactory channel can be shown to be activated by cyclic nucleotides which leads to a depolarization of olfactory sensory neurons.
Subcellular location: Cell membrane
Synonyms: CNCA, CNG2, CNCA1, OCNC1, OCNCa, OCNCALPHA, Cyclic nucleotide-gated olfactory channel, Cyclic nucleotide-gated cation channel 2, Cyclic nucleotide-gated channel alpha-2, CNG channel alpha-2, CNG-2, CNGA2, CNCG2
Target Information: The protein encoded by this gene represents the alpha subunit of a cyclic nucleotide-gated olfactory channel. The encoded protein contains a carboxy-terminal leucine zipper that mediates channel formation. [provided by RefSeq, Jan 2010]