A Gα family member that activates phospholipase C signalling.
The resulting cleavage of a membrane phosphoinositide generates inositol trisphosphate and diacylglycerol. These products can engage calcium release and kinase regulation in different cellular locations, so one receptor can initiate several coordinated downstream effects. [ref]
Molecular Biology of the Cell, 4th edition by Bruce Alberts and others. Chapters 3, 6 and 15, protein function, translation and cell signalling
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