GTP binding protein 2 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the GTPBP2 gene. [5]

GTPBP2
Identifiers
AliasesGTPBP2, GTP binding protein 2
External IDsOMIM: 607434; MGI: 1860138; HomoloGene: 10420; GeneCards: GTPBP2; OMA:GTPBP2 - orthologs
Orthologs
SpeciesHumanMouse
Entrez
Ensembl
UniProt
RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_019096
NM_001286216

NM_001145979
NM_019581
NM_001357745

RefSeq (protein)

NP_001273145
NP_061969
NP_061969.3

NP_001139451
NP_062527
NP_001344674

Location (UCSC)Chr 6: 43.61 – 43.63 MbChr 17: 46.47 – 46.48 Mb
PubMed search[3][4]
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Function

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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

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  1. ^ a b c GRCh38: Ensembl release 89: ENSG00000172432Ensembl, May 2017
  2. ^ a b c GRCm38: Ensembl release 89: ENSMUSG00000023952Ensembl, May 2017
  3. ^ "Human PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  4. ^ "Mouse PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  5. ^ "Entrez Gene: GTP binding protein 2". Retrieved 2017-01-18.

Further reading

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