Gene Information
Gene NameOR51E2
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length320
Protein NamesOlfactory receptor 51E2 (HPRAJ) (Olfactory receptor OR11-16) (Prostate-specific G-protein coupled receptor)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age382 ( ENSG00000167332 )
Evolutionary StageVertebrata
AlphaFoldDBQ9H255
Gene CardOR51E2
Uniprot IDQ9H255
PfamPF13853
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionyes (0.300030618)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ OR51E2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ OR51E2 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ OR51E2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ OR51E2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Olfr78 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ OR51E2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Olr59 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ OR51E2 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsOR52I2, OR52R1, OR52W1, OR52M1, OR52I1, OR52L1, OR52J3, OR52D1, OR52E5, OR52E2, OR52E6, OR52B4, OR52B6, OR52E1, OR52B2, OR52E4, OR52E8, OR52N4, OR52P1, OR52N5, OR52K2, OR52N1, OR52K1, OR52A1, OR52N2, OR52A5, OR56B2P, OR52H1, OR56B1, OR56B4, OR51G1, OR51B2, OR51B6, OR51G2, OR51B5, OR51B4, OR51M1, OR51Q1, OR51V1, OR51L1, OR51I1, OR51I2, OR51A2, OR51C1P, OR51A4, OR51S1, OR51F2, OR51T1, OR51A7, OR51D1, OR51E1
Tissueprostate
Tissue SpecificityHighly expressed in the prostate (PubMed:11707321). Also expressed in spleen, liver, olfactory epithelium, retinal pigment epithelium and medulla oblongata (PubMed:29249973, PubMed:11707321, PubMed:16491480). In the retinal pigment epithelium expression is restricted to the pigment cells and choroid (at protein level) (PubMed:29249973). Expressed in epidermal melanocytes (at protein level) (PubMed:27226631). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:11707321, ECO:0000269|PubMed:16491480, ECO:0000269|PubMed:27226631, ECO:0000269|PubMed:29249973}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB NA 
DBSNP NA 
Subcellular location [CC]Cell membrane {ECO:0000269|PubMed:23401498, ECO:0000269|PubMed:27226631, ECO:0000269|PubMed:29249973};
Multi-pass membrane protein {ECO:0000255}. Early endosome membrane {ECO:0000269|PubMed:27226631};
Multi-pass membrane protein {ECO:0000255}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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