rgs-7 encodes three isoforms of an atypical regulator of G protein signaling (RGS) protein that contains both a C2 and an RGS domain, and that binds EGL-30 via both domains, similar in organization to mammalian PDZ-RGS3; the RGS domain has GTPase activator protein (GAP) activity in vitro on mammalian G[alphai]3; RGS-7 thus may stably bind EGL-30 at all stages of EGL-30's GTPase cycle, might organize EGL-30 into a stable multiprotein signalling complex (with GTP[gamma]S), and might persistently inhibit EGL-30 when triggered by calcium or phospholipids; rgs-7 has no obvious function in mass RNAi assays
Enables GTPase activator activity. Predicted to be involved in negative regulation of signal transduction. Located in cell cortex. Is an ortholog of several human genes including RGS1 (regulator of G protein signaling 1); RGS13 (regulator of G protein signaling 13); and RGS4 (regulator of G protein signaling 4).
Map position created from combination of previous interpolated map position (based on known location of sequence) and allele information. Therefore this is not a genetic map position based on recombination frequencies or genetic experiments. This was done on advice of the CGC.