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GEM (gene)

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

The protein encoded by this gene belongs to the RAD/GEM family of GTP-binding proteins. It is associated with the inner face of the plasma membrane and could play a role as a regulatory protein in receptor-mediated signal transduction. Alternative splicing occurs at this locus and two transcript variants encoding the same protein have been identified.[3]

References

References

  1. Maguire J, Santoro T, Jensen P, Siebenlist U, Yewdell J, Kelly K (Aug 1994). “Gem: an induced, immediate early protein belonging to the Ras family”. Science. 265 (5169): 241–4. doi:10.1126/science.7912851. PMID 7912851.
  2. Ward Y, Yap SF, Ravichandran V, Matsumura F, Ito M, Spinelli B, Kelly K (Apr 2002). “The GTP binding proteins Gem and Rad are negative regulators of the Rho-Rho kinase pathway”. J Cell Biol. 157 (2): 291–302. doi:10.1083/jcb.200111026. PMC 2199248. PMID 11956230.
  3. 3.0 3.1 “Entrez Gene: GEM GTP binding protein overexpressed in skeletal muscle”.
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