Biology:Phosducin-like

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Short description: Protein-coding gene in humans


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Phosducin-like protein is a protein that in humans is encoded by the PDCL gene.[1][2]

Phosducin-like protein is a putative modulator of heterotrimeric G proteins. The protein shares extensive amino acid sequence homology with phosducin, a phosphoprotein expressed in the retina and pineal gland. Both phosducin-like protein and phosphoducin have been shown to regulate G-protein signaling by binding to the beta-gamma subunits of G proteins.[2]

References

  1. "Cloning and characterization of the rat and human phosducin-like protein genes: structure, expression and chromosomal localization". Biochim Biophys Acta 1444 (3): 346–54. May 1999. doi:10.1016/S0167-4781(99)00006-8. PMID 10095058. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Entrez Gene: PDCL phosducin-like". https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=gene&Cmd=ShowDetailView&TermToSearch=5082. 

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