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    RAB8A RAB8A, member RAS oncogene family [ Homo sapiens (human) ]

    Gene ID: 4218, updated on 3-Nov-2024

    Summary

    Official Symbol
    RAB8Aprovided by HGNC
    Official Full Name
    RAB8A, member RAS oncogene familyprovided by HGNC
    Primary source
    HGNC:HGNC:7007
    See related
    Ensembl:ENSG00000167461 MIM:165040; AllianceGenome:HGNC:7007
    Gene type
    protein coding
    RefSeq status
    VALIDATED
    Organism
    Homo sapiens
    Lineage
    Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Primates; Haplorrhini; Catarrhini; Hominidae; Homo
    Also known as
    MEL; RAB8
    Summary
    The protein encoded by this gene is a member of the RAS superfamily which are small GTP/GDP-binding proteins with an average size of 200 amino acids. The RAS-related proteins of the RAB/YPT family may play a role in the transport of proteins from the endoplasmic reticulum to the Golgi and the plasma membrane. This protein shares 97%, 96%, and 51% similarity with the dog RAB8, mouse MEL, and mouse YPT1 proteins, respectively and contains the 4 GTP/GDP-binding sites that are present in all the RAS proteins. The putative effector-binding site of this protein is similar to that of the RAB/YPT proteins. However, this protein contains a C-terminal CAAX motif that is characteristic of many RAS superfamily members but which is not found in YPT1 and the majority of RAB proteins. Although this gene was isolated as a transforming gene from a melanoma cell line, no linkage between MEL and malignant melanoma has been demonstrable. This oncogene is located 800 kb distal to MY09B on chromosome 19p13.1. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]
    Expression
    Ubiquitous expression in small intestine (RPKM 24.4), duodenum (RPKM 22.8) and 25 other tissues See more
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    Genomic context

    See RAB8A in Genome Data Viewer
    Location:
    19p13.11
    Exon count:
    8
    Annotation release Status Assembly Chr Location
    RS_2024_08 current GRCh38.p14 (GCF_000001405.40) 19 NC_000019.10 (16111889..16134234)
    RS_2024_08 current T2T-CHM13v2.0 (GCF_009914755.1) 19 NC_060943.1 (16245960..16268300)
    RS_2024_09 previous assembly GRCh37.p13 (GCF_000001405.25) 19 NC_000019.9 (16222699..16245044)

    Chromosome 19 - NC_000019.10Genomic Context describing neighboring genes Neighboring gene Sharpr-MPRA regulatory region 14445 Neighboring gene Sharpr-MPRA regulatory region 6392 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid active region 14197 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid silent region 10288 Neighboring gene long intergenic non-protein coding RNA 1855 Neighboring gene H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr19:16182106-16182670 Neighboring gene H3K27ac hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr19:16186189-16186918 Neighboring gene NANOG-H3K27ac-H3K4me1 hESC enhancers GRCh37_chr19:16186919-16187646 and GRCh37_chr19:16187647-16188376 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid active region 14198 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid active region 14199 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid active region 14200 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid active region 14201 Neighboring gene H3K27ac hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr19:16191291-16192018 Neighboring gene tropomyosin 4 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid active region 14202 Neighboring gene H3K27ac hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr19:16204789-16205662 Neighboring gene ReSE screen-validated silencer GRCh37_chr19:16207997-16208194 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid silent region 10290 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid active region 14203 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid active region 14204 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid active region 14205 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid active region 14206 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid active region 14207 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid active region 14208 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid active region 14209 Neighboring gene H3K27ac-H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr19:16253936-16254630 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid active region 14212 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid active region 14213 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid silent region 10291 Neighboring gene hematopoietic SH2 domain containing Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid active region 14214 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid active region 14215 Neighboring gene Sharpr-MPRA regulatory region 5225 Neighboring gene calcium and integrin binding family member 3 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid active region 14216 Neighboring gene H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr19:16293505-16294004 Neighboring gene H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr19:16295228-16295863 Neighboring gene family with sequence similarity 32 member A

    Genomic regions, transcripts, and products

    Expression

    • Project title: HPA RNA-seq normal tissues HPA RNA-seq normal tissues
    • Description: RNA-seq was performed of tissue samples from 95 human individuals representing 27 different tissues in order to determine tissue-specificity of all protein-coding genes
    • BioProject: PRJEB4337
    • Publication: PMID 24309898
    • Analysis date: Wed Apr 4 07:08:55 2018

    Bibliography

    GeneRIFs: Gene References Into Functions

    What's a GeneRIF?

    HIV-1 interactions

    Replication interactions

    Interaction Pubs
    Knockdown of RAB8A, member RAS oncogene family by siRNA inhibits HIV-1 replication in HeLa P4/R5 cells PubMed

    Protein interactions

    Protein Gene Interaction Pubs
    Envelope surface glycoprotein gp120 env Tandem affinity purification and mass spectrometry analysis identify ras-related protein Rab-8A (RAB8A), HIV-1 Gag, Gag/Pol, gp120, and Nef incorporated into staufen1 RNP complexes isolated from HIV-1-expressing cells PubMed
    Gag-Pol gag-pol Tandem affinity purification and mass spectrometry analysis identify ras-related protein Rab-8A (RAB8A), HIV-1 Gag, Gag/Pol, gp120, and Nef incorporated into staufen1 RNP complexes isolated from HIV-1-expressing cells PubMed
    Nef nef Tandem affinity purification and mass spectrometry analysis identify ras-related protein Rab-8A (RAB8A), HIV-1 Gag, Gag/Pol, gp120, and Nef incorporated into staufen1 RNP complexes isolated from HIV-1-expressing cells PubMed
    Pr55(Gag) gag Tandem affinity purification and mass spectrometry analysis identify ras-related protein Rab-8A (RAB8A), HIV-1 Gag, Gag/Pol, gp120, and Nef incorporated into staufen1 RNP complexes isolated from HIV-1-expressing cells PubMed

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    Pathways from PubChem

    Interactions

    Products Interactant Other Gene Complex Source Pubs Description

    General gene information

    Markers

    Gene Ontology Provided by GOA

    Function Evidence Code Pubs
    enables GDP binding IDA
    Inferred from Direct Assay
    more info
    PubMed 
    enables GTP binding IDA
    Inferred from Direct Assay
    more info
    PubMed 
    enables GTPase activity IBA
    Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
    more info
     
    enables GTPase activity IDA
    Inferred from Direct Assay
    more info
    PubMed 
    enables myosin V binding IPI
    Inferred from Physical Interaction
    more info
    PubMed 
    enables protein binding IPI
    Inferred from Physical Interaction
    more info
    PubMed 
    enables protein tyrosine kinase binding IEA
    Inferred from Electronic Annotation
    more info
     
    enables small GTPase binding ISS
    Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity
    more info
     
    Process Evidence Code Pubs
    involved_in Golgi organization IMP
    Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
    more info
    PubMed 
    involved_in Golgi vesicle fusion to target membrane IDA
    Inferred from Direct Assay
    more info
    PubMed 
    involved_in autophagy IEA
    Inferred from Electronic Annotation
    more info
     
    involved_in axonogenesis ISS
    Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity
    more info
     
    involved_in cellular response to insulin stimulus ISS
    Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity
    more info
     
    involved_in cilium assembly IBA
    Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
    more info
     
    involved_in cilium assembly IDA
    Inferred from Direct Assay
    more info
    PubMed 
    involved_in cilium assembly IMP
    Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
    more info
    PubMed 
    involved_in endocytic recycling IBA
    Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
    more info
     
    involved_in exocytosis IBA
    Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
    more info
     
    involved_in neurotransmitter receptor transport to postsynaptic membrane IBA
    Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
    more info
     
    involved_in neurotransmitter receptor transport, endosome to postsynaptic membrane IEA
    Inferred from Electronic Annotation
    more info
     
    involved_in protein localization to cilium ISS
    Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity
    more info
     
    involved_in protein localization to plasma membrane ISS
    Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity
    more info
     
    involved_in regulation of autophagy IMP
    Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
    more info
    PubMed 
    involved_in regulation of long-term neuronal synaptic plasticity IEA
    Inferred from Electronic Annotation
    more info
     
    involved_in regulation of protein transport IEA
    Inferred from Electronic Annotation
    more info
     
    involved_in vesicle docking involved in exocytosis IDA
    Inferred from Direct Assay
    more info
    PubMed 
    involved_in vesicle-mediated transport in synapse IEA
    Inferred from Electronic Annotation
    more info
     
    Component Evidence Code Pubs
    located_in Golgi membrane TAS
    Traceable Author Statement
    more info
     
    located_in centriole IEA
    Inferred from Electronic Annotation
    more info
     
    located_in centrosome IDA
    Inferred from Direct Assay
    more info
    PubMed 
    located_in ciliary basal body ISS
    Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity
    more info
     
    located_in ciliary base IEA
    Inferred from Electronic Annotation
    more info
     
    located_in ciliary membrane IEA
    Inferred from Electronic Annotation
    more info
     
    colocalizes_with cilium IDA
    Inferred from Direct Assay
    more info
    PubMed 
    located_in cilium IDA
    Inferred from Direct Assay
    more info
    PubMed 
    located_in cytosol TAS
    Traceable Author Statement
    more info
     
    is_active_in dendritic spine IBA
    Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
    more info
     
    is_active_in endosome IBA
    Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
    more info
     
    located_in endosome membrane IDA
    Inferred from Direct Assay
    more info
    PubMed 
    located_in extracellular exosome HDA PubMed 
    located_in glutamatergic synapse IEA
    Inferred from Electronic Annotation
    more info
     
    located_in lysosome IEA
    Inferred from Electronic Annotation
    more info
     
    located_in midbody IDA
    Inferred from Direct Assay
    more info
    PubMed 
    located_in neuronal cell body IEA
    Inferred from Electronic Annotation
    more info
     
    located_in non-motile cilium IDA
    Inferred from Direct Assay
    more info
    PubMed 
    located_in phagocytic vesicle IDA
    Inferred from Direct Assay
    more info
    PubMed 
    located_in phagocytic vesicle membrane IEA
    Inferred from Electronic Annotation
    more info
     
    is_active_in plasma membrane IBA
    Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
    more info
     
    located_in recycling endosome membrane IDA
    Inferred from Direct Assay
    more info
    PubMed 
    located_in recycling endosome membrane TAS
    Traceable Author Statement
    more info
     
    is_active_in synaptic vesicle IBA
    Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
    more info
     
    located_in trans-Golgi network membrane TAS
    Traceable Author Statement
    more info
     
    is_active_in trans-Golgi network transport vesicle IBA
    Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
    more info
     

    General protein information

    Preferred Names
    ras-related protein Rab-8A
    Names
    mel transforming oncogene (RAB8 homolog)
    mel transforming oncogene (derived from cell line NK14)
    mel transforming oncogene (derived from cell line NK14)- RAB8 homolog
    oncogene c-mel
    ras-associated protein RAB8
    NP_005361.2

    NCBI Reference Sequences (RefSeq)

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    RefSeqs maintained independently of Annotated Genomes

    These reference sequences exist independently of genome builds. Explain

    These reference sequences are curated independently of the genome annotation cycle, so their versions may not match the RefSeq versions in the current genome build. Identify version mismatches by comparing the version of the RefSeq in this section to the one reported in Genomic regions, transcripts, and products above.

    mRNA and Protein(s)

    1. NM_005370.5NP_005361.2  ras-related protein Rab-8A

      See identical proteins and their annotated locations for NP_005361.2

      Status: VALIDATED

      Source sequence(s)
      AC008894, AK025165, BC002977, BU940750
      Consensus CDS
      CCDS12339.1
      UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot
      B4DEK7, P24407, P61006, Q6FHV5
      Related
      ENSP00000300935.2, ENST00000300935.8
      Conserved Domains (1) summary
      cd01867
      Location:6172
      Rab8_Rab10_Rab13_like; Rab GTPase families 8, 10, 13 (Rab8, Rab10, Rab13)

    RefSeqs of Annotated Genomes: GCF_000001405.40-RS_2024_08

    The following sections contain reference sequences that belong to a specific genome build. Explain

    Reference GRCh38.p14 Primary Assembly

    Genomic

    1. NC_000019.10 Reference GRCh38.p14 Primary Assembly

      Range
      16111889..16134234
      Download
      GenBank, FASTA, Sequence Viewer (Graphics)

    Alternate T2T-CHM13v2.0

    Genomic

    1. NC_060943.1 Alternate T2T-CHM13v2.0

      Range
      16245960..16268300
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      GenBank, FASTA, Sequence Viewer (Graphics)