This gene is a member of the regulator of G protein signaling (RGS) family and encodes a protein with a single RGS domain. Regulator of G protein signaling (RGS) proteins are regulatory and structural components of G protein-coupled receptor complexes. They accelerate transit through the cycle of GTP binding and hydrolysis to GDP, thereby terminating signal transduction, but paradoxically, also accelerate receptor-stimulated activation. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]
Function:
Inhibits signal transduction by increasing the GTPase activity of G protein alpha subunits thereby driving them into their inactive GDP-bound form. Preferentially binds to G(o)-alpha and G(i)-alpha-3.
Subcellular Location:
Cytoplasm.
Similarity:
Contains 1 RGS domain.
SWISS:
P57771
Gene ID:
85397
Database links:
Entrez Gene: 85397 Human
Entrez Gene: 67792 Mouse
Entrez Gene: 54297 Rat
Omim: 607189 Human
SwissProt: P57771 Human
SwissProt: Q8BXT1 Mouse
SwissProt: P41964 Rat
Unigene: 20982 Human
Unigene: 458417 Human
Unigene: 379143 Mouse
Unigene: 89634 Rat
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