title: [Advances on olfactory receptor gene].
abstract: The olfactory sense plays a key role in animals'life time. The main gene related with olfaction was olfactory receptor (OR) gene. This review introduced the structure, expression regulation, distribution, molecular evolution and polymorphism of OR gene. The relationship between OR gene and olfactory function and olfactory deficits was also discussed.
authors.affiliation: Nanjing Policedog Institute of the Ministry of Public Security, Nanjing 210012, China. gaoyilong726@163.com
authors.forename: Yi-Long
authors.initials: YL
authors.lastname: Gao
authors.forename: Qin
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Miu
authors.forename: Hui-Dong
authors.initials: HD
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Hai
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Wen
authors.forename: Hai-Bin
authors.initials: HB
authors.lastname: Qin
authors.forename: Zhuang
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Xie
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D019143:Evolution, Molecular; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation; D006801:Humans; D018035:Receptors, Odorant / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D012903:Smell
chemical_list: D018035:Receptors, Odorant