The NPRL2 gene provides instructions for making a protein that is part of a larger protein group (a complex) called GATOR1. This complex is made up of the NPRL2 protein and proteins made from two other genes: DEPDC5 and NPRL3. GATOR1 is found in cells throughout the body, where it regulates a signaling pathway called the mTOR pathway. The mTOR pathway is involved in cell growth and division (proliferation) and the creation (synthesis) of new proteins. In the brain, the mTOR pathway regulates many processes, including the growth and development of nerve cells and their ability to change and adapt over time (plasticity).
The role of the GATOR1 complex is to block this pathway by stopping (inhibiting) the activity of a complex called mTOR complex 1 (mTORC1) that is integral to the mTOR pathway.
Other Names
nitrogen permease regulator-like 2 (S. cerevisiae); NPR2; NPR2-like protein, GATOR1 complex subunit; NPR2L; tumor suppressor candidate 4; TUSC4
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Identifiers
- NCBI Gene: 10641
- OMIM: 607072
Source: MedlinePlus Genetics, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
