G Protein Subunit Beta 1 Like
WDR14
GY2
Guanine Nucleotide Binding Protein (G Protein), Beta Polypeptide 1-Like
Guanine Nucleotide-Binding Protein Subunit Beta-Like Protein 1
WD40 Repeat-Containing Protein Deleted In VCFS
G Protein Subunit Beta-Like Protein 1
WD Repeat-Containing Protein 14
DGCRK3
WDVCF
Guanine Nucleotide Binding Protein Beta-Subunit-Like Polypeptide
G-Protein Beta Subunit-Like Protein
KIAA1645
FKSG1
This gene encodes a G-protein beta-subunit-like polypeptide which is a member of the WD repeat protein family. WD repeats are minimally conserved regions of approximately 40 amino acids typically bracketed by gly-his and trp-asp (GH-WD), which may facilitate formation of heterotrimeric or multiprotein complexes. Members of this family are involved in a variety of cellular processes, including cell cycle progression, signal transduction, apoptosis, and gene regulation. This protein contains 6 WD repeats and is highly expressed in the heart. The gene maps to the region on chromosome 22q11, which is deleted in DiGeorge syndrome, trisomic in derivative 22 syndrome and tetrasomic in cat-eye syndrome. Therefore, this gene may contribute to the etiology of those disorders. Transcripts from this gene share exons with some transcripts from the C22orf29 gene. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]
Forensic Context
A study in mice demonstrated that chronic cocaine exposure and withdrawal in the nucleus accumbens induced a sustained decrease in the expression of the GNB1L alongside other G-protein beta subunits, which are part of the heterotrimeric G-protein signaling pathway [Eipper-Mains et al. DOI:10.1111/J.1601-183X.2012.00873.X]. In human postmortem brain studies, the GNB1L was identified within a schizophrenia symptom-related red gene module, which was significantly correlated with clinical scores and overlapped with the opioid signaling pathway [Miyahara et al. DOI:10.1038/S41398-023-02449-8].