Ras p21 protein activator 2

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RASA2
Identifiers
Aliases RASA2 , GAP1M, RAS p21 protein activator 2
External IDs OMIM: 601589; MGI: 2149960; HomoloGene: 4745; GeneCards: RASA2; OMA:RASA2 - orthologs
Orthologs
SpeciesHumanMouse
Entrez
Ensembl
UniProt
RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_001303245
NM_001303246
NM_006506

NM_053268

RefSeq (protein)

NP_001290174
NP_001290175
NP_006497

NP_444498

Location (UCSC) Chr 3: 141.49 – 141.62 Mb Chr 9: 96.54 – 96.63 Mb
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RAS p21 protein activator 2 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the RASA2 gene. [5]

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Function

The protein encoded by this gene is member of the GAP1 family of GTPase-activating proteins. The gene product stimulates the GTPase activity of normal RAS p21 but not its oncogenic counterpart. Acting as a suppressor of RAS function, the protein enhances the weak intrinsic GTPase activity of RAS proteins resulting in the inactive GDP-bound form of RAS, thereby allowing control of cellular proliferation and differentiation. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants. [provided by RefSeq, Dec 2014]. It has been shown that RASA2 promotes a shift from noncanonical to canonical TGF-β signaling through SMAD3 in B cells. [6]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 GRCh38: Ensembl release 89: ENSG00000155903 Ensembl, May 2017
  2. 1 2 3 GRCm38: Ensembl release 89: ENSMUSG00000032413 Ensembl, 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: RAS p21 protein activator 2" . Retrieved 2018-09-14.
  6. Mamand, Sami (25 October 2024). "Suppression of Class Switch Recombination to IgA by RASA2 and RASA3 through Inhibition of TGF-β Signaling". The Journal of Immunology. 213 (9). doi:10.4049/jimmunol.2400353 . Retrieved 1 November 2024.

Further reading

This article incorporates text from the United States National Library of Medicine, which is in the public domain.