Description
Product Characteristics:
This gene belongs to the Ras oncogene family, whose members are related to the transforming genes of mammalian sarcoma retroviruses. The products encoded by these genes function in signal transduction pathways. These proteins can bind GTP and GDP, and they have intrinsic GTPase activity. This protein undergoes a continuous cycle of de- and re-palmitoylation, which regulates its rapid exchange between the plasma membrane and the Golgi apparatus. Mutations in this gene cause Costello syndrome, a disease characterized by increased growth at the prenatal stage, growth deficiency at the postnatal stage, predisposition to tumor formation, mental retardation, skin and musculoskeletal abnormalities, distinctive facial appearance and cardiovascular abnormalities. Defects in this gene are implicated in a variety of cancers, including bladder cancer, follicular thyroid cancer, and oral squamous cell carcinoma. Multiple transcript variants, which encode different isoforms, have been identified for this gene. [provided by RefSeq].
Subcellular location: Cytoplasm, Nucleus, Cell membrane
Synonyms: c bas/has, c H ras, c has/bas p21 protein, C K RAS, c K ras2 protein, c Ki ras, c Kirsten ras protein, c ras Ki 2 protein, Cellular c Ki ras2 proto oncogene antibody G1III6 N ras, GTPase HRas, GTPase KRas, GTPase NRas, H Ras 1, H RasIDX, Ha Ras, HRAS 1, HRAS, HRAS1, K Ras 2, K ras, K ras p21 protein, K RAS2A, K RAS2B, K RAS4A, K RAS4B, KI RAS, Kirsten rat sarcoma 2 viral v Ki ras2 oncogene homolog, KRAS 1, KRAS 2, KRAS, KRAS1, KRAS2, N ras, N ras oncogene, Neuroblastoma RAS viral v ras oncogene homolog, NRAS 1, NRAS, NRAS1, NS3, Oncogene KRAS2, p21ras, PR310 c K ras oncogene antibody RASH 1, RASH1, RASK 2, RASK2, Transforming protein N Ras, Transforming protein p21, v Ha ras Harvey rat sarcoma viral oncogene homolog, v Ki ras2 Kirsten rat sarcoma 2 viral oncogene homolog, v Ki ras2 Kirsten rat sarcoma viral oncogene homolog, v ras neuroblastoma RAS viral oncogene homolog, RASH_HUMAN.
Target Information: This gene belongs to the Ras oncogene family, whose members are related to the transforming genes of mammalian sarcoma retroviruses. The products encoded by these genes function in signal transduction pathways. These proteins can bind GTP and GDP, and they have intrinsic GTPase activity. This protein undergoes a continuous cycle of de- and re-palmitoylation, which regulates its rapid exchange between the plasma membrane and the Golgi apparatus. Mutations in this gene cause Costello syndrome, a disease characterized by increased growth at the prenatal stage, growth deficiency at the postnatal stage, predisposition to tumor formation, mental retardation, skin and musculoskeletal abnormalities, distinctive facial appearance and cardiovascular abnormalities. Defects in this gene are implicated in a variety of cancers, including bladder cancer, follicular thyroid cancer, and oral squamous cell carcinoma. Multiple transcript variants, which encode different isoforms, have been identified for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]