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OR7A5
olfactory receptor family 7 subfamily A member 5
Chromosome 19 · 19p13.12
NCBI Gene: 26659Ensembl: ENSG00000188269.10HGNC: HGNC:8368UniProt: A0A126GW60
12PubMed Papers
20Diseases
0Drugs
0Pathogenic Variants
FUNCTIONAL ROLE
Receptor
DATA QUALITY
✓ Experimental GO Evidence✓ Swiss-Prot Reviewed
signal transductionolfactory receptor activityplasma membranesensory perception of smellcancergliomaneoplasmcerebral artery occlusion
✦AI Summary

OR7A5 is an olfactory receptor family 7 subfamily A member 5, a G protein-coupled receptor primarily characterized as an odorant receptor 1. Beyond its classical olfactory function in the nasal epithelium, OR7A5 exhibits broader tissue distribution and biological roles. The receptor is expressed in human tongue epithelial cells 1 and on spermatozoa, where it responds to endogenous odorant compounds including 5α-androst-16-en-3-one and 4-hydroxy-2,5-dimethyl-3(2H)-furanone, mediating calcium signaling important for sperm chemotaxis 2. In cancer biology, OR7A5 has emerged as a novel biomarker with disease relevance. Pan-cancer analysis reveals elevated OR7A5 expression correlates with immune checkpoint levels and immune infiltration across multiple tumor types 3. In gliomas specifically, OR7A5 expression associates with adverse prognosis, 1p/19p co-deletion status, and wild-type IDH status 3. Functionally, OR7A5 knockdown inhibits glioma cell proliferation and suppresses lipid metabolism-related protein expression, suggesting potential therapeutic utility 3. These findings establish OR7A5 as a multifunctional receptor with implications for both reproductive physiology and oncology, representing a potential therapeutic target for glioblastoma and related malignancies.

Sources cited
1
OR7A5 is expressed in human adult tongue epithelial cells and identified as an olfactory-like receptor
PMID: 15950192
2
OR7A5 is activated by endogenous odorant compounds and mediates sperm calcium signaling
PMID: 31986625
3
OR7A5 is elevated in gliomas, correlates with adverse prognosis and immune markers, and its knockdown inhibits glioma cell proliferation and lipid metabolism
PMID: 39006026
⚠Limited data available — This gene has 3 indexed publications. Summary and analysis may be incomplete.
Disease Associationsⓘ20
cancerOpen Targets
0.07Suggestive
gliomaOpen Targets
0.07Suggestive
neoplasmOpen Targets
0.07Suggestive
cerebral artery occlusionOpen Targets
0.03Suggestive
adrenal cortex carcinomaOpen Targets
0.02Suggestive
non-small cell lung carcinomaOpen Targets
0.02Suggestive
pituitary cancerOpen Targets
0.01Suggestive
bladder transitional cell carcinomaOpen Targets
0.01Suggestive
prostate adenocarcinomaOpen Targets
0.01Suggestive
prostate carcinomaOpen Targets
0.01Suggestive
ulcerative colitisOpen Targets
0.01Suggestive
readingOpen Targets
0.01Suggestive
acute myeloid leukemiaOpen Targets
0.01Suggestive
gastric adenocarcinomaOpen Targets
0.01Suggestive
Invasive Breast CarcinomaOpen Targets
0.01Suggestive
lung adenocarcinomaOpen Targets
0.01Suggestive
pancreatic adenocarcinomaOpen Targets
0.01Suggestive
rectal adenocarcinomaOpen Targets
0.01Suggestive
Testicular Germ Cell TumorOpen Targets
0.01Suggestive
ThymomaOpen Targets
0.01Suggestive
Pathogenic Variants
No pathogenic variants reported on ClinVar for this gene.
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Related Genes
OR1E1Shared pathway100%GNALProtein interaction76%OR3A2Shared pathway67%OR1E2Shared pathway67%OR7C2Shared pathway67%OR1D4Shared pathway67%
Tissue Expression6 tissues
Brain
100%
Bone Marrow
3%
Heart
0%
Ovary
0%
Liver
0%
Lung
0%
Gene Interaction Network
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OR7A5OR1E1GNALOR3A2OR1E2OR7C2OR1D4
PROTEIN STRUCTURE
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AlphaFoldAI-predicted · UniProt Q15622
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Constraintⓘ
LOEUFⓘ
1.94LoF Tolerant
pLIⓘ
0.11Tolerant
Observed/Expected LoF3.48 [0.38–1.94]
RankingsWhere OR7A5 stands among ~20K protein-coding genes
  • #16,522of 20,598
    Most Researched12
  • #17,558of 17,882
    Most Constrained (LOEUF)1.94
Genes detectedOR7A5
Sources retrieved3 papers
Response time—
📄 Sources
3
1
Pan-cancer analysis identifies olfactory receptor family 7 subfamily A member 5 as a potential biomarker for glioma.
PMID: 39006026
PeerJ · 2024
1.00
2
Olfactory-like receptor cDNAs are present in human lingual cDNA libraries.
PMID: 15950192
Biochem Biophys Res Commun · 2005
0.67
3
Sperm-Activating Odorous Substances in Human Follicular Fluid and Vaginal Secretion: Identification by Gas Chromatography-Olfactometry and Ca
PMID: 31986625
Chempluschem · 2013
0.33