Anti-RAB39 antibody

Target data

The small GTPases Rab are key regulators of intracellular membrane trafficking, from the formation of transport vesicles to their fusion with membranes (PubMed : 21255211). Rabs cycle between an inactive GDP-bound form and an active GTP-bound form that is able to recruit to membranes different sets of downstream effectors directly responsible for vesicle formation, movement, tethering and fusion (PubMed : 21255211). RAB39A regulates autophagosome-lysosome fusion via recruitment of the HOPS endosomal tethering complex onto lysosomes; this process involves lysosomal RAB39A and autophagosomal RAB2A recruitment of HOPS subcomplexes VPS41-VPS16-VPS18-VPS33A and VPS39-VPS11, respectively, which assemble into a functional complex to mediate membrane tethering and SNAREs-driven membrane fusion (PubMed : 37821429). Also negatively regulates lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced autophagosome formation in macrophages, possibly by implicating PI3K (PubMed : 24349490). Promotes the delivery of MHC-I molecules from the ER to phagosomes and the generation of peptide-loaded MHC-I complexes in phagosomes, thus enhancing antigen cross-presentation by dendritic cells (By similarity). Plays a role in the maturation and acidification of phagosomes that engulf pathogens, such as S.aureus and M.tuberculosis (PubMed : 21255211). Plays a role in the fusion of phagosomes with lysosomes (PubMed : 21255211). May be involved in multiple neurite formation (By similarity).