Description
Product Characteristics:
Filament-forming cytoskeletal GTPase (By similarity). May play a role in cytokinesis (Potential). May play a role in platelet secretion. Isoform ARTS, but not the other isoforms, is required for the induction of cell death mediated by TGF-beta and by other apoptotic stimuli.
Subcellular location: Cytoplasm, Nucleus
Synonyms: H5, ARTS, MART, SEP4, CE5B3, PNUTL2, hucep-7, BRADEION, hCDCREL-2, Septin-4, Apoptosis-related protein in the TGF-beta signaling pathway, Bradeion beta, Brain protein H5, CE5B3 beta, Cell division control-related protein 2, Cerebral protein 7, Peanut-like protein 2, SEPT4
Target Information: This gene is a member of the septin family of nucleotide binding proteins, originally described in yeast as cell division cycle regulatory proteins. Septins are highly conserved in yeast, Drosophila, and mouse, and appear to regulate cytoskeletal organization. Disruption of septin function disturbs cytokinesis and results in large multinucleate or polyploid cells. This gene is highly expressed in brain and heart. Alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been described for this gene. One of the isoforms (known as ARTS) is distinct\, it is localized to the mitochondria, and has a role in apoptosis and cancer. [provided by RefSeq, Nov 2010]