ELKS/RAB6IP2 (ERC1) Antibody – Goat Polyclonal

The protein encoded by this gene is a member of a family of RIM-binding proteins. RIMs are active zone proteins that regulate neurotransmitter release. This gene has been found fused to the receptor-type tyrosine kinase gene RET by gene rearrangement due to the translocation t(10;12)(q11;p13) in thyroid papillary carcinoma. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2014]

ERC1: Regulatory subunit of the IKK complex. Probably recruits IkappaBalpha/NFKBIA to the complex. May be involved in the organization of the cytomatrix at the nerve terminals active zone (CAZ) which regulates neurotransmitter release. May be involved in vesicle trafficking at the CAZ. May be involved in Rab-6 regulated endosomes to Golgi transport. Part of a complex with CHUK, IKBKB and IKBKG. Interacts with CHUK, IKBKB and IKBKG. The interaction with IKBKG is independent of CHUK and IKBKB. Interacts with NFKBIA. Isoform 4 interacts with PPFIA1, and through its C-terminus with the PDZ domains of RIMS1 and RIMS2. Interacts with ERC2/CAST1. Interacts with the GTB-bound forms of RAB6A isoform 1 and isoform 2 and with RAB6B. The interaction was strongest with RAB6B, followed by RAB6A isoform 2 and weakest with RAB6A isoform 1. Widely expressed. Isoform 2 and isoform 4 are abundantly expressed in brain. Isoform 1 and isoform 3 are predominantly expressed in testis and thyroid, and isoform 1 predominates in other tissues tested. 5 isoforms of the human protein are produced by alternative splicing.

Protein type: Adaptor/scaffold

Chromosomal Location of Human Ortholog: 12p13.3

Cellular Component: cytoplasm; Golgi membrane; IkappaB kinase complex; presynaptic active zone; presynaptic membrane; synapse

Molecular Function: leucine zipper domain binding; PDZ domain binding; protein binding; Rab GTPase binding

Biological Process: activation of NF-kappaB transcription factor; I-kappaB phosphorylation; multicellular organismal development; protein transport; regulation of transcription, DNA-dependent; retrograde transport, endosome to Golgi