MTG2, Official Symbol MTG2provided by HGNC Official Full Name mitochondrial ribosome associated GTPase 2provided by HGNC Primary source HGNC:HGNC:16239 See related Ensembl:ENSG00000101181 MIM:610919; AllianceGenome:HGNC:16239 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 ObgH1; GTPBP5; dJ1005F21.2 Summary Small G proteins, such as GTPBP5, act as molecular switches that play crucial roles in the regulation of fundamental cellular processes such as protein synthesis, nuclear transport, membrane trafficking, and signal transduction (Hirano et al., 2006 [PubMed 17054726]).[supplied by OMIM, Mar 2008] Expression Ubiquitous expression in testis (RPKM 3.6), skin (RPKM 3.3) and 25 other tissues See more Orthologs mouse all