G Protein Subunit Alpha Z
Guanine Nucleotide Binding Protein (G Protein), Alpha Z Polypeptide
Guanine Nucleotide-Binding Protein G(Z) Subunit Alpha
G(X) Alpha Chain
Gz-Alpha
Heterotrimeric Guanine Nucleotide-Binding Protein 1H
Transducin Alpha
HG1H
The protein encoded by this gene is a member of a G protein subfamily that mediates signal transduction in pertussis toxin-insensitive systms. This encoded protein may play a role in maintaining the ionic balance of perilymphatic and endolymphatic cochlear fluids. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]
Forensic Context
A study in humans using post-mortem tissue RNA sequencing demonstrated that the GNAZ gene was downregulated as part of the inhibited protein folding pathway in the lungs and brain of sepsis patients compared to uninfected controls [Pinheiro da Silva et al. DOI:10.1111/jcmm.17938].