Gene Symbol |
GNAT2
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Entrez Gene |
2780
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Alt Symbol |
ACHM4, GNATC
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Species |
Human
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Gene Type |
protein-coding
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Description |
guanine nucleotide binding protein (G protein), alpha transducing activity polypeptide 2
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Other Description |
cone-type transducin alpha subunit|guanine nucleotide-binding protein G(t) subunit alpha-2|transducin alpha-2 chain|transducin, cone-specific, alpha polypeptide
|
Swissprots |
P19087
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Accessions |
AAD14063 BAA01211 CAA79310 EAW56394 EAW56395 P19087 AF493909 AAM12623 BC000233 AAH00233 BT009844 AAP88846 DQ892860 ABM83786 DQ896109 ABM87108 XM_011541264 XP_011539566 XM_011541265 XP_011539567 XM_011541266 XP_011539568 NM_005272 NP_005263
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Function |
Guanine nucleotide-binding proteins (G proteins) are involved as modulators or transducers in various transmembrane signaling systems. Transducin is an amplifier and one of the transducers of a visual impulse that performs the coupling between rhodopsin and cGMP-phosphodiesterase.
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Tissue Specificity |
Retinal rod outer segment.
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Top Pathways |
Phototransduction
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