RAPGEF2
Protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens
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Rap guanine nucleotide exchange factor 2 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the RAPGEF2 gene.[5][6][7]
AliasesRAPGEF2, CNrasGEF, NRAPGEP, PDZ-GEF1, PDZGEF1, RA-GEF, RA-GEF-1, Rap-GEP, nRap GEP, Rap guanine nucleotide exchange factor 2, RAGEF
External IDsOMIM: 609530; MGI: 2659071; HomoloGene: 35477; GeneCards: RAPGEF2; OMA:RAPGEF2 - orthologs
RAPGEF2 is a cyclic AMP binding protein.[8][9]
Function
Members of the RAS subfamily of GTPases function in signal transduction as GTP/GDP-regulated switches that cycle between inactive GDP- and active GTP-bound states. Guanine nucleotide exchange factors (GEFs) such as RAPGEF2 serve as RAS activators by promoting acquisition of GTP to maintain the active GTP-bound state and are the key link between cell surface receptors and RAS activation.[6]