Biology:RASD2

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GTP-binding protein Rhes is a protein that in humans is encoded by the RASD2 gene.[1][2][3][4]

This gene encodes a Ras-related protein that is produced largely in the striatum. The product of this gene binds to GTP and possesses intrinsic GTPase activity. The gene belongs to the Ras superfamily of small GTPases. The exact function of this gene is unknown, but most striatum-specific mRNAs characterized to date encode components of signal transduction cascades.[4]

References

  1. "Genes expressed in human tumor endothelium". Science 289 (5482): 1197–202. Aug 2000. doi:10.1126/science.289.5482.1197. PMID 10947988. Bibcode2000Sci...289.1197S. 
  2. "Rhes: A striatal-specific Ras homolog related to Dexras1". J Neurosci Res 57 (6): 782–8. Oct 1999. doi:10.1002/(SICI)1097-4547(19990915)57:6<782::AID-JNR3>3.0.CO;2-9. PMID 10467249. 
  3. "The small GTP-binding protein, Rhes, regulates signal transduction from G protein-coupled receptors". Oncogene 23 (2): 559–68. Jan 2004. doi:10.1038/sj.onc.1207161. PMID 14724584. 
  4. 4.0 4.1 "Entrez Gene: RASD2 RASD family, member 2". https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=gene&Cmd=ShowDetailView&TermToSearch=23551. 

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