FYVE, RhoGEF and PH domain-containing protein 2 (FGD2), also known as zinc finger FYVE domain-containing protein 4 (ZFYVE4), is a
protein
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that in humans is encoded by the ''FGD2''
gene
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.
It is a member of the
FYVE, RhoGEF and PH domain containing FYVE, RhoGEF and PH domain containing (FGD) is a gene family consisting of:
* FGD1
* FGD2
* FGD3
* FGD4
Type 1 is associated with Aarskog-Scott syndrome.
See also
* Guanine nucleotide exchange factor
Guanine nucleotide exchange factors (GEF ...
family.
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