Enables ionotropic olfactory receptor activity. Involved in detection of chemical stimulus involved in sensory perception of smell. Predicted to be located in dendrite membrane. Predicted to be active in plasma membrane. Is expressed in several structures, including adult antennal lobe; adult olfactory receptor neuron Or88a; antennal lobe glomerulus VA1d; antennal segment 3 sense organ; and third segment of antenna.
FB Description
Odorant receptor 88a (Or88a) encodes a multi-transmembrane chemoreceptor that mediates response to volatile chemicals.