Olfactory receptor specific for trimethylamine, a trace amine. Also activated at lower level by dimethylethylamine. Trimethylamine is a bacterial metabolite found in some animal odors, and to humans it is a repulsive odor associated with bad breath and spoiled food. This receptor is probably mediated by the G(s)-class of G-proteins which activate adenylate cyclase.
Subcellular locations: Cell membrane
Expressed almost exclusively in skeletal muscle and selected areas of the brain, such amygdala, hippocampus, caudate nucleus, thalamus and hypothalamus. Weak expression is also find in substantia nigra.