Or9a Odorant receptor 9a [Drosophila melanogaster (fruit fly)] - Gene

Summary

Official Symbol: Or9aprovided by FlyBase
Official Full Name: Odorant receptor 9aprovided by FlyBase
Primary source: FLYBASE:FBgn0030204
Locus tag: Dmel_CG15302
See related: AllianceGenome:FB:FBgn0030204
Gene type: protein coding
RefSeq status: REVIEWED
Organism: Drosophila melanogaster
Lineage: Eukaryota; Metazoa; Ecdysozoa; Arthropoda; Hexapoda; Insecta; Pterygota; Neoptera; Endopterygota; Diptera; Brachycera; Muscomorpha; Ephydroidea; Drosophilidae; Drosophila; Sophophora
Also known as: 9a; 9E.1; CG15302; Dmel\CG15302; DmOr9a; DOR95; or9a; OR9a
Summary: Enables ionotropic olfactory receptor activity. Involved in detection of chemical stimulus involved in sensory perception of smell. Located in plasma membrane. Is expressed in adult olfactory receptor neuron Or9a; antennal lobe glomerulus VM3; wing hinge primordium; and wing pouch. [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Jul 2025]
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Annotation release	Status	Assembly	Chr	Location
Release 6.54	current	Release 6 plus ISO1 MT (GCF_000001215.4)	X	NC_004354.4 (10458186..10459676, complement)
Release 5.57	previous assembly	Release 5 (GCF_000001215.2)	X	NC_004354.3 (10352219..10353709, complement)

Chromosome X - NC_004354.4 Genomic Context describing neighboring genes

Genomic Sequence:

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Products	Interactant	Other Gene	Complex	Source	Pubs	Description

Function	Evidence Code	Pubs
enables ionotropic olfactory receptor activity	HDA more info	PubMed
enables odorant binding	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info
enables odorant binding	ISS Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity more info
enables olfactory receptor activity	IBA Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor more info
enables olfactory receptor activity	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info

Process	Evidence Code	Pubs
involved_in detection of chemical stimulus involved in sensory perception of smell	HDA more info	PubMed
involved_in detection of chemical stimulus involved in sensory perception of smell	IBA Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor more info
involved_in sensory perception of smell	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info

Component	Evidence Code	Pubs
located_in dendrite membrane	ISS Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity more info
located_in membrane	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info
located_in plasma membrane	HDA more info	PubMed
is_active_in plasma membrane	IBA Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor more info