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RAB11FIP3
RAB11 family interacting protein 3
Chromosome 16 · 16p13.3
NCBI Gene: 9727Ensembl: ENSG00000090565.18HGNC: HGNC:17224UniProt: O75154
53PubMed Papers
20Diseases
0Drugs
0Pathogenic Variants
FUNCTIONAL ROLE
Transporter
DATA QUALITY
✓ Experimental GO Evidence✓ Swiss-Prot Reviewed
small GTPase bindingidentical protein bindingprotein homodimerization activityendocytic vesicle membraneAbnormality of the skeletal systemX-linked intellectual disability - psychosis - macroorchidismX-linked intellectual disability-psychosis-macroorchidism syndromeAbruptio Placentae
✦AI Summary

RAB11FIP3 is a Rab11 GTPase effector protein that functions as a molecular adaptor linking Rab11 to dynein motor complexes on endosomes 1. Its primary roles include regulating endocytic recycling, cytokinesis, and ciliogenesis through coordinated membrane trafficking. During interphase, the Rab11-RAB11FIP3-dynein complex directs peripheral sorting endosomes along microtubules toward the centrosome, establishing the endocytic recycling compartment 21. RAB11FIP3 facilitates dynein-dynactin interactions and enhances dynein processivity 3. During cytokinesis, RAB11FIP3-containing endosomes are recruited to the cleavage furrow through interactions with ARF6-exocyst and RACGAP1-MKLP1 complexes, delivering membrane for abscission 45. In ciliogenesis, RAB11FIP3 participates in the Rab11-Rabin8-Rab8 cascade, assembling ciliary targeting complexes that direct preciliary vesicle trafficking to the mother centriole 67. Dysregulation of RAB11FIP3 is implicated in cancer progression: elevated RAB11FIP3 promotes EGFR recycling in breast and thyroid cancers 89, while in gastric cancer, the IKZF4/NONO-RAB11FIP3 axis facilitates PD-L1 endosomal recycling to promote immune evasion 10. Alternatively spliced RAB11FIP3 isoforms contribute to diabetic foot ulcer pathogenesis through HIF-1α regulation 11. These findings establish RAB11FIP3 as a critical trafficking regulator with significant disease relevance.

Sources cited
1
RAB11FIP3 is a Rab11 GTPase effector protein that functions as a molecular adaptor linking Rab11 to dynein motor complexes on endosomes .
PMID: 20026645
2
RAB11FIP3 facilitates dynein-dynactin interactions and enhances dynein processivity .
PMID: 25035494
3
Dysregulation of RAB11FIP3 is implicated in cancer progression: elevated RAB11FIP3 promotes EGFR recycling in breast and thyroid cancers , , while in gastric cancer, the IKZF4/NONO-RAB11FIP3 axis facilitates PD-L1 endosomal recycling to promote immune evasion .
PMID: 38211652
4
Alternatively spliced RAB11FIP3 isoforms contribute to diabetic foot ulcer pathogenesis through HIF-1α regulation .
PMID: 40758539
⚠Limited data available — This gene has 4 indexed publications. Summary and analysis may be incomplete.
Disease Associationsⓘ20
Abnormality of the skeletal systemOpen Targets
0.07Suggestive
X-linked intellectual disability - psychosis - macroorchidismOpen Targets
0.03Suggestive
X-linked intellectual disability-psychosis-macroorchidism syndromeOpen Targets
0.03Suggestive
Abruptio PlacentaeOpen Targets
0.03Suggestive
ovarian dysfunctionOpen Targets
0.03Suggestive
ProptosisOpen Targets
0.03Suggestive
ovarian carcinomaOpen Targets
0.03Suggestive
schizophreniaOpen Targets
0.03Suggestive
breast cancerOpen Targets
0.02Suggestive
gastric cancerOpen Targets
0.01Suggestive
Alzheimer diseaseOpen Targets
0.01Suggestive
breast carcinomaOpen Targets
0.01Suggestive
acute quadriplegic myopathyOpen Targets
0.01Suggestive
juvenile dermatomyositisOpen Targets
0.01Suggestive
papillary thyroid carcinomaOpen Targets
0.01Suggestive
amyotrophic lateral sclerosisOpen Targets
0.01Suggestive
chronic kidney diseaseOpen Targets
0.01Suggestive
neural tube defectOpen Targets
0.01Suggestive
neoplasmOpen Targets
0.01Suggestive
cardiac hypertrophyOpen Targets
0.00Suggestive
Pathogenic Variants
No pathogenic variants reported on ClinVar for this gene.
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Related Genes
ARF6Protein interaction100%PI4KBProtein interaction100%EXOC7Protein interaction100%RAB8AProtein interaction97%RAB25Protein interaction97%RAB3IPProtein interaction96%
Tissue Expression6 tissues
Liver
100%
Ovary
94%
Lung
67%
Heart
65%
Brain
49%
Bone Marrow
48%
Gene Interaction Network
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RAB11FIP3ARF6PI4KBEXOC7RAB8ARAB25RAB3IP
PROTEIN STRUCTURE
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PDB2D7C · 1.75 Å · X-ray
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Constraintⓘ
LOEUFⓘ
0.38Moderately Constrained
pLIⓘ
1.00Intolerant
Observed/Expected LoF0.26 [0.17–0.38]
RankingsWhere RAB11FIP3 stands among ~20K protein-coding genes
  • #8,481of 20,598
    Most Researched53
  • #1,857of 17,882
    Most Constrained (LOEUF)0.38 · top quartile
Genes detectedRAB11FIP3
Sources retrieved10 papers
Response time—
📄 Sources
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1
Breast Cancer-Derived Extracellular Vesicles Modulate the Cytoplasmic and Cytoskeletal Dynamics of Blood-Brain Barrier Endothelial Cells.
PMID: 39868462
J Extracell Vesicles · 2025
1.00
2
IKZF4/NONO-RAB11FIP3 axis promotes immune evasion in gastric cancer via facilitating PD-L1 endosome recycling.
PMID: 38211652
Cancer Lett · 2024
0.90
3
Disrupted Alternative Splicing of RAB11FIP3 Contributes to Diabetic Foot Ulcer Dysfunction.
PMID: 40758539
J Cell Mol Med · 2025
0.80
4
DYNC1LI2 regulates localization of the chaperone-mediated autophagy receptor LAMP2A and improves cellular homeostasis in cystinosis.
PMID: 34643468
Autophagy · 2022
0.70
5
Increased Eps15 homology domain 1 and RAB11FIP3 expression regulate breast cancer progression via promoting epithelial growth factor receptor recycling.
PMID: 28215104
Tumour Biol · 2017
0.60