OMP, Official Symbol OMPprovided by HGNC Official Full Name olfactory marker proteinprovided by HGNC Primary source HGNC:HGNC:8136 See related Ensembl:ENSG00000254550 MIM:164340; AllianceGenome:HGNC:8136 Gene type protein coding RefSeq status REVIEWED Organism Homo sapiens Lineage Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Primates; Haplorrhini; Catarrhini; Hominidae; Homo Summary Olfactory marker protein is uniquely associated with the mature olfactory receptor neurons in many vertebrate species from fish to man. The OMP gene structure and protein sequence are highly conserved between mouse, rat and human. Results of the mouse knockout studies show that OMP-null mice are compromised in their ability to respond to odor stimuli, and that OMP represents a novel modulatory component of the odor detection/signal transduction cascade. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008] Orthologs mouse all