rab38 proto-oncogene protein; Ras-related protein Rab-38; antigen NY-MEL-1 (RAB38)

Function

• may be involved in melanosomal transport & docking
• role in the proper sorting of TYRP1

Structure

• belongs to the small GTPase superfamily, Rab family
• in vitro systems can process & methylate the prenylated C-terminal; however, in vivo the prenylated C-terminal is not proteolytically processed & not methylated

Compartment

• cell membrane; lipid-anchor; cytoplasmic side (putative)
• melanosome

Expression

expressed in melanocytes

More general terms

• rab subfamily protein

Database

• UniProt: http://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/P57729.html
• Entrez gene: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=gene&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=Graphics&list_uids=23682
• Kegg: http://www.genome.jp/dbget-bin/www_bget?hsa:23682
• OMIM: https://mirror.omim.org/entry/606281