Synonyms:ENTREZ:5922, GAP1M, HGNC:9872, MIM:601589, NM_001303245, NM_001303246, NM_006506, NP_001290174, NP_001290175, NP_006497, RAS p21 protein activator 2, RASA2, XM_011513059, XM_017006968, XM_017006969, XM_017006970, XM_017006971, XM_024453691, XP_011511361, XP_016862457, XP_016862458, XP_016862459, XP_016862460, XP_024309459
Id:ENSG00000155903
Description:RAS p21 protein activator 2
The protein encoded by this gene is member of the GAP1 family of GTPase-activating proteins. The gene product stimulates the GTPase activity of normal RAS p21 but not its oncogenic counterpart. Acting as a suppressor of RAS function, the protein enhances the weak intrinsic GTPase activity of RAS proteins resulting in the inactive GDP-bound form of RAS, thereby allowing control of cellular proliferation and differentiation. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants. [provided by RefSeq, Dec 2014]