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GeneQ18037279· pop 6· linked from 11 articles

Also known as CRFG, NGB, NOG1, GTP binding protein 4

Nucleolar GTP-binding protein 1 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the GTPBP4 gene.

Gene data

GTPBP4
Name
GTP binding protein 4
Type
protein-coding
Position
988,409–1,020,001 (+)
Aliases
CRFG, NGB, NOG1
RefSeq RNA
NM_012341.3, XM_047424932.1, XM_054365374.1
RefSeq protein
NP_036473.2, XP_047280888.1, XP_054221349.1

GTP-binding proteins are GTPases and function as molecular switches that can flip between two states: active, when GTP is bound, and inactive, when GDP is bound. 'Active' in this context usually means that the molecule acts as a signal to trigger other events in the cell. When an extracellular ligand binds to a G-protein-linked receptor, the receptor changes its conformation and switches on the trimeric G proteins that associate with it by causing them to eject their GDP and replace it with GTP. The switch is turned off when the G protein hydrolyzes its own bound GTP, converting it back to GDP. But before that occurs, the active protein has an opportunity to diffuse away from the receptor and deliver its message for a prolonged period to its downstream target. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008].

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GTP binding protein 4

Symbol
GTPBP4
Biotype
Protein coding
Organism
Homo sapiens
Location
10:988,409-1,020,001
Strand
Forward (+)
Assembly
GRCh38
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Wikidata facts

Instance of
gene
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HomoloGene ID
7100
found in taxon
Homo sapiens
genomic end
1019932
genomic start
988434
cytogenetic location
10p15.3
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Nucleolar GTP-binding protein 1 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the GTPBP4 gene.

GTPases function as molecular switches that can flip between two states: active, when GTP is bound, and inactive, when GDP is bound. 'Active' usually means that the molecule acts as a signal to trigger other events in the cell. When an extracellular ligand binds to a G protein-coupled receptor, the receptor changes its conformation and switches on the trimeric G proteins that associate with it by causing them to eject their GDP and replace it with GTP. The switch is turned off when the G protein hydrolyzes its own bound GTP, converting it back to GDP. But before that occurs, the active protein has an opportunity to diffuse away from the receptor and deliver its message for a prolonged period to its downstream target.

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