Rab5 GDP/GTP Exchange Factor (RABGEF1) Antibody – Rabbit Polyclonal

RABGEF1: Rab effector protein acting as linker between gamma- adaptin, RAB4A or RAB5A. Involved in endocytic membrane fusion and membrane trafficking of recycling endosomes. Stimulates nucleotide exchange on RAB5A. Can act as a ubiquitin ligase. Interacts with RGS14; the interaction is GTP-dependent. Heterodimer with RABEP1. The heterodimer binds RAB4A and RAB5A that have been activated by GTP-binding. Interacts with RAB21, and with 100-fold lower affinity also with RAB22. Binds TSC2, GGA1, GGA2, GGA3, AP1G1 and AP1G2. Interacts with ubiquitinated EGFR. 3 isoforms of the human protein are produced by alternative splicing.

Protein type: GAPs, Rab; Motility/polarity/chemotaxis

Chromosomal Location of Human Ortholog: 7q11.21

Cellular Component: early endosome; recycling endosome; vesicle

Molecular Function: DNA binding; protein binding; Rab GTPase binding; Rab guanyl-nucleotide exchange factor activity; zinc ion binding

Biological Process: endocytosis; negative regulation of inflammatory response; negative regulation of leukocyte migration; negative regulation of mast cell degranulation; negative regulation of protein amino acid phosphorylation; negative regulation of Ras protein signal transduction; negative regulation of receptor-mediated endocytosis; positive regulation of GTPase activity; protein targeting to membrane; protein ubiquitination