RAC2
Sign in to saveAlso known as EN-7, Gx, HSPC022, p21-Rac2, ras-related C3 botulinum toxin substrate 2 (rho family, small GTP binding protein Rac2), Rac family small GTPase 2, IMD73B, IMD73C
Rac2 (Ras-related C3 botulinum toxin substrate 2) is a small (~21 kDa) signaling G protein (to be specific, a GTPase), and is a member of the Rac subfamily of the family Rho family of GTPases. It is encoded by the gene RAC2.
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Within Vinony's link graph, RAC2 is referenced by 284 other articles, and connects out to PubMed, human chromosome 22 and Ensembl genome database project.
It is catalogued under the topic Genes on human chromosome 22.
Its subject is documented across 6 Wikipedia language editions.
Gene data
RAC2- Name
- Rac family small GTPase 2
- Type
- protein-coding
- Position
- 37,225,270–37,259,594 (−)
- Aliases
- EN-7, Gx, HSPC022, IMD73A, IMD73B, IMD73C, p21-Rac2
- Ensembl
- ENSG00000128340
- RefSeq RNA
- NM_002872.5, XM_006724286.4, XM_054325803.1
- RefSeq protein
- NP_002863.1, XP_006724349.1, XP_054181778.1
This gene encodes a member of the Ras superfamily of small guanosine triphosphate (GTP)-metabolizing proteins. The encoded protein localizes to the plasma membrane, where it regulates diverse processes, such as secretion, phagocytosis, and cell polarization. Activity of this protein is also involved in the generation of reactive oxygen species. Mutations in this gene are associated with neutrophil immunodeficiency syndrome. There is a pseudogene for this gene on chromosome 6. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2013].
Gene Ontology
Biological process
Molecular function
Pathways
via MyGene.info
Gene · Ensembl
Rac family small GTPase 2
- Symbol
- RAC2
- Biotype
- Protein coding
- Organism
- Homo sapiens
- Location
- 22:37,225,270-37,259,594
- Strand
- Reverse (−)
- Assembly
- GRCh38
via Ensembl · EMBL-EBI
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- gene
- Image
- PDB 2w2t EBI.png
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- HomoloGene ID
- 55699
- found in taxon
- Homo sapiens
- exact match
- identifiers.org/ncbigene/5880
- genomic end
- 37640488
- genomic start
- 37225270
- chromosome
- human chromosome 22
- cytogenetic location
- 22q13.1
- expressed in
- lymph node
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Interactions
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- External links
Rac2 (Ras-related C3 botulinum toxin substrate 2) is a small (~21 kDa) signaling G protein (to be specific, a GTPase), and is a member of the Rac subfamily of the family Rho family of GTPases. It is encoded by the gene RAC2.
Members of Rho family of GTPases appear to regulate a diverse array of cellular events, including the control of cell growth, cytoskeletal reorganization, and the activation of protein kinases.
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