OR1L6

Chr 9

olfactory receptor family 1 subfamily L member 6

Also known as: HG16, OR1L7, OR9-30

NCBI Gene: 392390ENSG00000171459UniProt: Q8NGR2

This protein is an olfactory receptor that detects odorant molecules and initiates G-protein-coupled signaling to trigger smell perception. Currently, no Mendelian diseases are definitively associated with mutations in this gene. The gene shows very low constraint against loss-of-function variants, which is typical for olfactory receptor genes given their large family size and functional redundancy.

ResearchSummary from RefSeq, UniProt
MultiplemechanismLOEUF 1.91
Clinical Summary— OR1L6
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Population Constraint (gnomAD)
Low constraint (pLI 0.00) — loss-of-function variants are relatively tolerated in the population.
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ClinVar Variants
28 unique Pathogenic / Likely Pathogenic· 56 VUS of 90 total submissions
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Population Genetics & Constraint

gnomAD v4 — loss-of-function & missense intolerance

gnomAD
Tolerant — LoF & missense variants common in population
LoF Constraint
1.91LOEUF
pLI 0.000
Z-score -0.67
OE 1.34 (0.69–1.91)
Tolerant

Highly tolerant — LoF variants common in population

Missense Constraint
-0.53Z-score
OE missense 1.12 (0.99–1.26)
186 obs / 166.7 exp
Tolerant

Tolerant to missense variation

Observed / Expected Ratios
LoF OE1.34 (0.69–1.91)
0≤0.351.4
Missense OE1.12 (0.99–1.26)
0≤0.61.4
Synonymous OE0.95
0≤1.21.6
LoF obs/exp: 6 / 4.5Missense obs/exp: 186 / 166.7Syn Z: 0.31
DN
0.87top 5%
GOF
0.82top 10%
LOF
0.1697th %ile

This gene has evidence for multiple mechanisms of pathogenicity (dominant-negative and gain-of-function). Both the Badonyi & Marsh prediction and the broader genomic evidence point to dominant-negative as the predominant mechanism. Different variants in this gene may act through different mechanisms — interpret in context of the specific variant.

DNprediction above median
GOFprediction above median

Note: In-silico variant effect predictors (SIFT, PolyPhen, REVEL, CADD) may underestimate pathogenicity of missense variants in genes with GOF or DN mechanisms. Consider functional evidence and clinical context.

Predictions from Badonyi M, Marsh JA. PLoS ONE. 2024;19(8):e0307312.

ClinVar Variant Classifications

90 submitted variants in ClinVar

ClinVar

Classification Summary

Pathogenic27
Likely Pathogenic1
VUS56
Likely Benign6
27
Pathogenic
1
Likely Pathogenic
56
VUS
6
Likely Benign

Curated Variants Distribution

Classified variants from ClinVar · 5 ACMG categories

ClassificationLoFMissense + InframeNon-codingSynonymousTotal
Pathogenic
0
0
27
0
27
Likely Pathogenic
0
0
1
0
1
VUS
0
53
3
0
56
Likely Benign
0
6
0
0
6
Benign
0
0
0
0
0
Total05931090

LoF = frameshift, stop gained/lost, canonical splice · Counts from ClinVar esearch · Updated hourly

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Protein Context — Lollipop Plot

OR1L6 · protein map & ClinVar variants

Showing all ClinVar variants across the protein. Search a specific variant to highlight its position.

3D Protein StructureAlphaFold

Clinical Trials

Active and recruiting trials from ClinicalTrials.gov

ClinicalTrials.gov

No active trials found for this gene.

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Clinical Literature
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Full-Text Mentions
NLP-detected gene mentions in article bodies · via PubTator3
PubTator3
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Key Publications
Landmark & review papers · by relevance
PubMed
Top 1 results · since 2015Search PubMed ↗
Recent Gene-Specific Literature
Gene in title · MEDLINE · newest first
Europe PMC

No open access results found

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External Resources

Links to major genomics databases and tools

Franklin by Genoox
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