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RASA2
RAS p21 protein activator 2
Chromosome 3 · 3q23
NCBI Gene: 5922Ensembl: ENSG00000155903.15HGNC: HGNC:9872UniProt: Q15283
32PubMed Papers
20Diseases
0Drugs
1Pathogenic Variants
DATA QUALITY
✓ Experimental GO Evidence✓ Swiss-Prot Reviewed
protein bindingGTPase activator activityregulation of intracellular signal transductionsignal transductionNoonan syndromeAbnormality of the skeletal systemobesitysmoking behavior
✦AI Summary

RASA2 encodes a RAS GTPase-activating protein (RasGAP) that functions as an inhibitory regulator of RAS signaling pathways 1. The protein acts as a signaling checkpoint in T cells, where it is downregulated upon acute T cell receptor stimulation and increases with chr3 antigen exposure 1. RASA2 inactivates RAS by enhancing its intrinsic GTPase activity, thereby limiting MAPK pathway activation and controlling T cell activation and proliferation 2. The protein also interacts with G protein signaling, as mutant Gαi2 can sequester RASA2, leading to enhanced RAS activation and increased ERK/MAPK and PI3K-AKT signaling 3. Disease relevance includes associations with RASopathies, where RASA2 mutations contribute to developmental disorders 4, and copy number variants are linked to short stature disorders 5. Clinical significance is particularly evident in cancer immunotherapy, where RASA2 ablation enhances CAR-T cell function, increases antigen sensitivity, improves persistence, and prolongs survival in preclinical cancer models 16. RASA2 knockout also increases T cell interaction times with cancer cells and enhances killing efficacy 7. Additionally, RASA2 polymorphisms show interactions with body fatness in breast cancer risk 8.

Sources cited
1
RASA2 is a RasGAP that acts as a T cell signaling checkpoint and its ablation enhances CAR-T cell function
PMID: 36002574
2
RASA2 is a GAP that inactivates RAS and limits T cell activation and adhesion
PMID: 37858490
3
Mutant Gαi2 can sequester RASA2, promoting RAS activation and MAPK signaling
PMID: 39298586
4
RASA2 variants are associated with RASopathies
PMID: 26446362
5
RASA2 copy number variants are associated with short stature disorders
PMID: 34270706
6
RASA2 ablation enhances CAR-T cell expansion and function in multiple myeloma models
PMID: 40993381
7
RASA2 knockout increases T cell interaction times with cancer cells and killing efficacy
PMID: 39605616
8
RASA2 polymorphisms interact with body fatness in breast cancer risk
PMID: 29228687
Disease Associationsⓘ20
Noonan syndromeOpen Targets
0.47Moderate
Abnormality of the skeletal systemOpen Targets
0.43Moderate
obesityOpen Targets
0.42Moderate
smoking behaviorOpen Targets
0.36Weak
osteoarthritis, kneeOpen Targets
0.34Weak
neurodegenerative diseaseOpen Targets
0.33Weak
Crohn's diseaseOpen Targets
0.31Weak
rhinitisOpen Targets
0.31Weak
morbid obesityOpen Targets
0.30Weak
overnutritionOpen Targets
0.30Weak
allergic diseaseOpen Targets
0.29Weak
osteoarthritis, hipOpen Targets
0.27Weak
osteoarthritisOpen Targets
0.27Weak
inflammatory bowel diseaseOpen Targets
0.26Weak
diffuse large B-cell lymphomaOpen Targets
0.22Weak
aortic valve stenosisOpen Targets
0.22Weak
breast cancerOpen Targets
0.15Weak
type 2 diabetes mellitusOpen Targets
0.12Weak
endometrial cancerOpen Targets
0.12Weak
cancerOpen Targets
0.10Suggestive
Pathogenic Variants1
NM_006506.5(RASA2):c.716C>T (p.Ser239Phe)Likely pathogenic
Noonan syndrome 1
☆☆☆☆→ Residue 239
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Related Genes
HRASProtein interaction99%MRASProtein interaction96%RRASProtein interaction96%GNA12Protein interaction92%RRAS2Protein interaction91%GNG12Protein interaction78%
Tissue Expression6 tissues
Bone Marrow
100%
Ovary
44%
Lung
43%
Liver
20%
Brain
19%
Heart
16%
Gene Interaction Network
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RASA2HRASMRASRRASGNA12RRAS2GNG12
PROTEIN STRUCTURE
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AlphaFoldAI-predicted · UniProt Q15283
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Constraintⓘ
LOEUFⓘ
1.48LoF Tolerant
pLIⓘ
0.00Tolerant
Observed/Expected LoF1.24 [1.04–1.48]
RankingsWhere RASA2 stands among ~20K protein-coding genes
  • #11,595of 20,598
    Most Researched32
  • #5,246of 5,498
    Most Pathogenic Variants1
  • #15,071of 17,882
    Most Constrained (LOEUF)1.48
Genes detectedRASA2
Sources retrieved10 papers
Response time—
📄 Sources
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1
RASA2 ablation in T cells boosts antigen sensitivity and long-term function.
PMID: 36002574
Nature · 2022
1.00
2
Mind the GAP: RASA2 and RASA3 GTPase-activating proteins as gatekeepers of T cell activation and adhesion.
PMID: 37858490
Trends Immunol · 2023
0.90
3
In vivo CRISPR screens identify modifiers of CAR T cell function in myeloma.
PMID: 40993381
Nature · 2025
0.80
4
Germline mutations in a G protein identify signaling cross-talk in T cells.
PMID: 39298586
Science · 2024
0.70
5
Interactions between RASA2, CADM1, HIF1AN gene polymorphisms and body fatness with breast cancer: a population-based case-control study in China.
PMID: 29228687
Oncotarget · 2017
0.60