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Gene

OR8B12

olfactory receptor family 8 subfamily B member 12

Summary

Cytogenetic location
11q24.2
Coordinates
Chromosome 11: 124,542,722–124,543,654 (GRCh38)
Exons
1 exon across 0.9 kb
Protein
310 amino acids
MANE Select transcript
ENST00000306842.3NM_001005195.1
Locus type
gene with protein product
  • Very high
  • Confident
  • Low
  • Very low

Reference genomeGRCh38

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Curated reports relevant to this gene

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How OR8B12 is laid out

  • Coding sequence
  • Untranslated region
  • Intron
  • Direction of transcription
Chromosome 11, with a bracket where OR8B12 sits. OR8B12 and 26 genes near it on chromosome 11, from 124,043,188 to 125,043,187.Chromosome 1111q24.2p15.5p15.4p15.3p15.2p15.1p14.3p14.2p14.1p13p12p11.2p11.12p11.11q11q12.1q12.2q12.3q13.1q13.2q13.3q13.4q13.5q14.1q14.2q14.3q21q22.1q22.2q22.3q23.1q23.2q23.3q24.1q24.2q24.3q25124.2 Mb124.4 Mb124.6 Mb124.8 Mb125 MbVWA5A: 124,115,404–124,147,721, forward strandVWA5AOR10D3: 124,183,345–124,188,780, forward strandOR10D3OR8G3: 124,211,707–124,215,828, forward strandOR8G3OR8G2P: 124,224,732–124,225,666, forward strandOR8G2POR8G1: 124,241,095–124,254,364, forward strandOR8G1OR8G5: 124,256,376–124,266,224, forward strandOR8G5OR8D1: 124,302,831–124,315,099, reverse strandOR8D1OR8D2: 124,319,262–124,320,197, reverse strandOR8D2OR8B2: 124,382,394–124,384,499, reverse strandOR8B2OR8B3: 124,395,534–124,399,024, reverse strandOR8B3OR8B4: 124,423,942–124,424,871, reverse strandOR8B4OR8B8: 124,437,445–124,445,696, reverse strandOR8B8OR8B12: 124,542,722–124,543,654, reverse strandOR8B12OR8A1: 124,566,660–124,582,942, forward strandOR8A1PANX3: 124,611,428–124,620,356, forward strandPANX3FYRD1: 124,622,792–124,648,640, forward strandFYRD1SIAE: 124,633,113–124,695,707, reverse strandSIAESPA17: 124,673,327–124,698,312, forward strandSPA17NRGN: 124,739,939–124,749,342, forward strandNRGNVSIG2: 124,747,472–124,752,274, reverse strandVSIG2ESAM: 124,752,583–124,762,323, reverse strandESAMMSANTD2: 124,764,684–124,800,706, reverse strandMSANTD2ROBO3: 124,865,413–124,881,471, forward strandROBO3ROBO4: 124,883,666–124,898,500, reverse strandROBO4HEPACAM: 124,919,205–124,936,431, reverse strandHEPACAMHEPN1: 124,919,250–124,920,677, forward strandHEPN1CCDC15: 124,954,056–125,041,649, forward strandCCDC15Diagram of OR8B12: one exon on the reverse strand of chromosome 11Exon 1: 124,542,722–124,543,654, 933 bases15′3′

Exons of the gene's MANE Select transcript (release v1.5), from NCBI and EMBL-EBI, on the GRCh38 reference genome.

Chromosome bands from UCSC's GRCh38 ideogram (2022-10-29).

Nearby genes from Ensembl release 116, on GRCh38.

Exons make up 0.9 kb of the gene's 0.9 kb; 933 of those bases code for the protein.

Where this comes from

  • HGNC: the gene's symbol, name, other symbols and location.
  • MANE Select v1.5, from NCBI and EMBL-EBI: the transcript, its exons and coding sequence.

Cite this page

APA

Dante Labs. (n.d.). OR8B12 gene: olfactory receptor family 8 subfamily B member 12. Retrieved 17 October 2026, from https://dantelabs.com/genes/or8b12

Vancouver

Dante Labs. OR8B12 gene: olfactory receptor family 8 subfamily B member 12 [Internet]. [cited 17 October 2026]. Available from: https://dantelabs.com/genes/or8b12

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