文件名称：气味受体的进化
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Evolution of odorant receptors Evolution of odorant receptors Laurence Dryer Summary Odorant receptors (ORs) located in the nasal epithelium, at the ciliated surface of olfactory sensory neurons, represent the initial step of a transduction cascade that leads to odor detection. ORs form the largest and most diverse family of G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs). They are encoded by a multigene family that has been partially characterized in cyclostomes, teleosts, amphi- bia, birds and mammals,