Guanylate binding protein family member 6 explained

Guanylate binding protein family member 6 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the GBP6 gene.^[1]

Function

Guanylate-binding proteins, such as GBP6, are induced by interferon and hydrolyze GTP to both GDP and GMP (Olszewski et al., 2006 [PubMed 16689661]).

Further reading

• Davila S, Froeling FE, Tan A, Bonnard C, Boland GJ, Snippe H, Hibberd ML, Seielstad M . New genetic associations detected in a host response study to hepatitis B vaccine . Genes Immun. . 11 . 3 . 232–8 . 2010 . 20237496 . 10.1038/gene.2010.1 .

Notes and References

1. Web site: Entrez Gene: Guanylate binding protein family member 6. 2017-07-27.