| Gene Symbol |
CNGA2
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| Entrez Gene |
1260
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| Alt Symbol |
CNCA, CNCA1, CNG2, OCNC1, OCNCALPHA, OCNCa
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| Species |
Human
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| Gene Type |
protein-coding
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| Description |
cyclic nucleotide gated channel alpha 2
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| Other Description |
CNG channel alpha-2|CNG-2|cyclic nucleotide-gated cation channel 2|cyclic nucleotide-gated channel alpha-2|cyclic nucleotide-gated olfactory channel|cyclic-nucleotide-gated cation channel 2|cyclic-nucleotide-gated olfactory channel
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| Swissprots |
A0AVD0 Q16280
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| Accessions |
AAD14207 EAW99409 Q16280 AK128186 BAG54645 BC126302 AAI26303 BC126304 AAI26305 NM_005140 NP_005131
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| Function |
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.
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| Subcellular Location |
Membrane; Multi-pass membrane protein.
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| Top Pathways |
cAMP signaling pathway
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