GNG13, Official Symbol GNG13provided by HGNC Official Full Name G protein subunit gamma 13provided by HGNC Primary source HGNC:HGNC:14131 See related Ensembl:ENSG00000127588 MIM:607298; AllianceGenome:HGNC:14131 Gene type protein coding RefSeq status VALIDATED Organism Homo sapiens Lineage Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Primates; Haplorrhini; Catarrhini; Hominidae; Homo Also known as HG3J; h2-35; G(gamma)13 Summary Heterotrimeric G proteins, which consist of alpha (see MIM 139320), beta (see MIM 139380), and gamma subunits, function as signal transducers for the 7-transmembrane-helix G protein-coupled receptors. GNG13 is a gamma subunit that is expressed in taste, retinal, and neuronal tissues and plays a key role in taste transduction (Li et al., 2006 [PubMed 16473877]).[supplied by OMIM, Oct 2009] Expression Low expression observed in reference dataset See more Orthologs mouse all