Gnal - guanine nucleotide binding protein, alpha stimulating, olfactory type

Predicted to enable G protein-coupled receptor binding activity; G-protein beta/gamma-subunit complex binding activity; and GTPase activity. Acts upstream of or within several processes, including activation of adenylate cyclase activity; adenylate cyclase-activating dopamine receptor signaling pathway; and response to caffeine. Predicted to be part of heterotrimeric G-protein complex. Is expressed in nervous system; sensory organ; and spleen. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in dystonia 25. Orthologous to human GNAL (G protein subunit alpha L). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]