GNAT2


Guanine nucleotide-binding protein G subunit alpha-2 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the GNAT2 gene.

Function

Transducin is a 3-subunit guanine nucleotide-binding protein which stimulates the coupling of rhodopsin and cGMP-phoshodiesterase during visual impulses. The transducin alpha subunits in rods and cones are encoded by separate genes. This gene encodes the alpha subunit in cones.