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GNG13 G protein subunit gamma 13

Gene ID: 51764, updated on 5-Mar-2024
Gene type: protein coding
Also known as: HG3J; h2-35; G(gamma)13

Summary

Heterotrimeric G proteins, which consist of alpha (see MIM 139320), beta (see MIM 139380), and gamma subunits, function as signal transducers for the 7-transmembrane-helix G protein-coupled receptors. GNG13 is a gamma subunit that is expressed in taste, retinal, and neuronal tissues and plays a key role in taste transduction (Li et al., 2006 [PubMed 16473877]).[supplied by OMIM, Oct 2009]

Genomic context

Location:
16p13.3
Sequence:
Chromosome: 16; NC_000016.10 (798041..800734, complement)
Total number of exons:
3

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