DIRAS3 (gene)

DIRAS family, GTP-binding RAS-like 3 is a is_associated_with::protein that in humans is encoded by the DIRAS3 is_associated_with::gene.

Function
This gene is a member of the ras superfamily, and is expressed in normal ovarian and breast epithelial cells, but not in ovarian and breast cancers. It is an imprinted gene, with monoallelic expression of the paternal allele, which is associated with growth suppression. Thus, this gene appears to be a putative tumor suppressor gene whose function is abrogated in ovarian and breast cancers. [provided by RefSeq, Oct 2010].