RGS7
Protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens
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Regulator of G-protein signaling 7 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the RGS7 gene.[5][6]
External IDsOMIM: 602517; MGI: 1346089; HomoloGene: 2193; GeneCards: RGS7; OMA:RGS7 - orthologs
RGS7 is highly enriched in the brain where it acts as a universal inhibitor of Gi/o-coupled GPCR. RGS7 is a GTPase-activating protein (GAP). It accelerates the GTP hydrolysis on G proteins determining their fast inactivation and acting as intracellular antagonists of GPCR signaling.[7]