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Rab11 family-interacting protein 1 (Rab11-FIP1) also known as Rab-coupling protein is a protein that in humans is encoded by the RAB11FIP1gene.
Function
Proteins of the large Rab GTPase family (see for example RAB1A) have regulatory roles in the formation, targeting, and fusion of intracellular transport vesicles. RAB11FIP1 is one of many proteins that interact with and regulate Rab GTPases. RAB11FIP1 has been identified as a novel protein involved in the regulation of
adiponectin trafficking and release from the adipocyte. RAB11FIP1 expression, which is increased with increasing BMI in humans, inhibits the release of adiponectin from the adipocyte, potentially contributing to lower circulating levels of adiponectin observed in obese populations.
Ewing RM, Chu P, Elisma F, Li H, Taylor P, Climie S, McBroom-Cerajewski L, Robinson MD, O'Connor L, Li M, Taylor R, Dharsee M, Ho Y, Heilbut A, Moore L, Zhang S, Ornatsky O, Bukhman YV, Ethier M, Sheng Y, Vasilescu J, Abu-Farha M, Lambert JP, Duewel HS, Stewart II, Kuehl B, Hogue K, Colwill K, Gladwish K, Muskat B, Kinach R, Adams SL, Moran MF, Morin GB, Topaloglou T, Figeys D (2007). "Large-scale mapping of human protein-protein interactions by mass spectrometry". Mol. Syst. Biol. 3: 89. doi:10.1038/msb4100134. PMC1847948. PMID17353931.
Further reading
Wallace DM, Lindsay AJ, Hendrick AG, McCaffrey MW (2002). "The novel Rab11-FIP/Rip/RCP family of proteins displays extensive homo- and hetero-interacting abilities". Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. 292 (4): 909–15. doi:10.1006/bbrc.2002.6736. PMID11944901.
Thériault C, Rochdi MD, Parent JL (2004). "Role of the Rab11-associated intracellular pool of receptors formed by constitutive endocytosis of the beta isoform of the thromboxane A2 receptor (TP beta)". Biochemistry. 43 (19): 5600–7. doi:10.1021/bi036268v. PMID15134434.
Lindsay AJ, McCaffrey MW (2004). "Characterisation of the Rab binding properties of Rab coupling protein (RCP) by site-directed mutagenesis". FEBS Lett. 571 (1–3): 86–92. doi:10.1016/j.febslet.2004.06.068. PMID15280022. S2CID35306314.
Tajika Y, Matsuzaki T, Suzuki T, et al. (2006). "Differential regulation of AQP2 trafficking in endosomes by microtubules and actin filaments". Histochem. Cell Biol. 124 (1): 1–12. doi:10.1007/s00418-005-0010-3. PMID16049696. S2CID14746792.
Jin M, Goldenring JR (2006). "The Rab11-FIP1/RCP gene codes for multiple protein transcripts related to the plasma membrane recycling system". Biochim. Biophys. Acta. 1759 (6): 281–95. doi:10.1016/j.bbaexp.2006.06.001. PMID16920206.
Beausoleil SA, Villén J, Gerber SA, et al. (2006). "A probability-based approach for high-throughput protein phosphorylation analysis and site localization". Nat. Biotechnol. 24 (10): 1285–92. doi:10.1038/nbt1240. PMID16964243. S2CID14294292.