Rab11 binding domain of Rab-3A-interacting protein (RAB3IP)
RAB3IP, also called Rabin-3, or SSX2-interacting protein, or Rabin8, acts as a guanine nucleotide exchange factor (GEF) which promotes the exchange of GDP to GTP, converting inactive GDP-bound Rab proteins into their active GTP-bound form. It mediates the release of GDP from RAB8A and RAB8B but not from RAB3A or RAB5. It modulates actin organization and promotes polarized transport of RAB8A-specific vesicles to the cell surface. The model corresponds to the Rab11a/Rab11b-binding region of RAB3IP lies within its carboxy-terminus, a region distinct from its GEF domain and Rab3a-binding region.