The following gene names and symbols are associated with antigen GAlphai2 across different species:

guanine nucleotide binding protein (G protein), alpha inhibiting 2 (Gnai2)

Other aliases include:

Galphai2

On the protein level the following designations are being used for antigen GAlphai2:

guanine nucleotide-binding protein G(i) subunit alpha-2 – G alpha inhibitory type 2 (a) – G alpha inhibitory type 2 (b) – GTP-binding protein (G-alpha-i2) – adenylate cyclase-inhibiting G alpha protein – guanine nucleotide binding protein, alpha inhibiting 2 – guanine nucleotide-binding protein G(i), alpha-2 subunit

GAlphai2 fulfills a number of functions:

GTP binding – protein binding

GAlphai2 is relevant to the following processes:

G-protein coupled receptor protein signaling pathway – activation of MAPKK activity – adenosine receptor signaling pathway – cell proliferation – gamma-aminobutyric acid signaling pathway – inhibition of adenylate cyclase activity by G-protein signaling pathway – intracellular protein kinase cascade – metabotropic glutamate receptor signaling pathway – muscarinic acetylcholine receptor signaling pathway – negative regulation of calcium ion transport via voltage-gated calcium channel activity – negative regulation of synaptic transmission – positive regulation of cell proliferation – regulation of heart contraction

Locations for GAlphai2:

cytosol – membrane fraction – membrane raft – nucleus – plasma membrane

Source: NCBI Entrez Gene, Gene Ontology