Gng4 - guanine nucleotide binding protein (G protein), gamma 4

This gene encodes the gamma subunit of the heterotrimeric G-proteins that are comprised of alpha, beta and gamma subunits. Upon activation by G protein-coupled receptors, the beta-gamma heterodimer dissociates from the alpha subunit to activate downstream signaling events. Alternate splicing results in multiple transcript variants. [provided by RefSeq, Dec 2014]