Ovaj gen je član grupe gena, GADD45 , čiji se nivoi transkripta povećavaju nakon stresnih uslova zaustavljanja rasta i tretmana agensima koji oštećuju DNK (mutageni). Transkripcija ovog gena izazvana oštećenjem DNK je posredovana i p53-ovisnim i p53-neovisnim mehanizmima. Protein kodiran ovim genom odgovara na stresove okoline, posredovanjem aktivacije p38/JNK puta putem MTK1/MEKK4kinaze.[7]
Činjenica da je ekspresija ovog gena pokazatelj oštećenja DNK iskorištena je za konstruiranje in vitro testa za mutagenost, GADD45a-GFP GreenScreen HC testa.[9] Ovaj test se sastoji od ćelijske linije koja je konstruirana tako da ekspresija GADD45A dovodi do ekspresije zelenog fluorescentnog proteina, koji se lahko može detektovati. Da bi se ispitala mutagenost supstance, ona se nanosi na ove ćelije i meri se fluorescencija.
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