Gtp binding protein 2
GTP binding protein 2 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the GTPBP2 gene. [5]
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Aliases | GTPBP2, GTP binding protein 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
External IDs | OMIM: 607434 MGI: 1860138 HomoloGene: 10420 GeneCards: GTPBP2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Function
GTP-binding proteins, or G proteins, constitute a superfamily capable of binding GTP or GDP. G proteins are activated by binding GTP and are inactivated by hydrolyzing GTP to GDP. This general mechanism enables G proteins to perform a wide range of biologic activities.
References
- GRCh38: Ensembl release 89: ENSG00000172432 - Ensembl, May 2017
- GRCm38: Ensembl release 89: ENSMUSG00000023952 - Ensembl, May 2017
- "Human PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
- "Mouse PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
- "Entrez Gene: GTP binding protein 2". Retrieved 2017-01-18.
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