Gimap8 - GTPase, IMAP family member 8

This gene encodes a protein belonging to the GTP-binding superfamily and to the immuno-associated nucleotide (IAN) subfamily of nucleotide-binding proteins. The encoded protein is larger than the other gene family members and includes three AIG1 domains (corresponding to the AIG1 protein from Arabidopsis thaliana) whereas other family members have one AIG1 domain. In humans, the IAN subfamily genes are located in a cluster at 7q36.1. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]