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RAB19
RAB19, member RAS oncogene family
Chromosome 7 · 7q34
NCBI Gene: 401409Ensembl: ENSG00000146955.12HGNC: HGNC:19982UniProt: A4D1S5
11PubMed Papers
20Diseases
0Drugs
0Pathogenic Variants
DATA QUALITY
✓ Experimental GO Evidence✓ Swiss-Prot Reviewed
protein bindingextracellular exosomeGTPase activityautophagosome assemblytype 2 diabetes mellitusnon-syndromic syndactylyandrogenetic alopeciaMeniere disease
✦AI Summary

RAB19 is a small GTPase that functions as a key regulator of intracellular membrane trafficking by cycling between inactive GDP-bound and active GTP-bound conformations to recruit downstream effectors 1. RAB19 coordinates cortical actin clearing and apical membrane partitioning through association with the RAB-GAP TBC1D4 and HOPS-tethering complex, a function essential for primary ciliogenesis in both polarized and nonpolarized cells 1. Beyond ciliogenesis, RAB19 participates in acrosome biogenesis, where it interacts with WDR38 and Golgi protein GM130 to facilitate vesicle formation and docking at the equatorial segment 2. RAB19 also serves as a GEF substrate for the TRAPPII complex 3. Disease relevance includes associations with azathioprine-induced pancreatic injury, with a genome-wide association study identifying rs2948386 in RAB19 showing significant association (OR=3.47, P=1.46E-8) 4. Additionally, RAB19 expression is regulated in gastric cancer through the miR-495-5p/RAB19 axis, where elevated RAB19 promotes cancer cell proliferation, migration, and invasion 5. RAB19 is also identified as a prognostic marker in oral squamous cell carcinoma within an immune score-based risk signature 6. These findings position RAB19 as a multifunctional membrane trafficking regulator with clinical significance in drug-induced injury and cancer progression.

Sources cited
1
RAB19 coordinates cortical actin clearing and apical membrane partitioning through association with TBC1D4 and HOPS-tethering complex for primary ciliogenesis
PMID: 33561422
2
RAB19 interacts with WDR38 and GM130 in acrosome biogenesis to facilitate vesicle formation and docking
PMID: 37635409
3
RAB19 serves as a substrate for TRAPPII complex GEF activity
PMID: 33277614
4
SNP rs2948386 in RAB19 is significantly associated with azathioprine-induced pancreatic injury (OR=3.47, P=1.46E-8)
PMID: 40698913
5
RAB19 is regulated via miR-495-5p axis in gastric cancer and promotes cancer cell proliferation, migration, and invasion
PMID: 34288797
6
RAB19 is included in an immune score-based prognostic risk signature for oral squamous cell carcinoma
PMID: 32529991
7
RAB19 interacts with multiple effector proteins involved in membrane trafficking and organelle function
PMID: 25453831
Disease Associationsⓘ20
type 2 diabetes mellitusOpen Targets
0.22Weak
non-syndromic syndactylyOpen Targets
0.12Weak
androgenetic alopeciaOpen Targets
0.11Weak
Meniere diseaseOpen Targets
0.09Suggestive
VertigoOpen Targets
0.09Suggestive
crush injuryOpen Targets
0.09Suggestive
idiopathic pulmonary fibrosisOpen Targets
0.09Suggestive
attention deficit hyperactivity disorderOpen Targets
0.08Suggestive
substance abuseOpen Targets
0.08Suggestive
Abnormality of the gastrointestinal tractOpen Targets
0.06Suggestive
Tietze syndromeOpen Targets
0.05Suggestive
Fuchs endothelial corneal dystrophyOpen Targets
0.05Suggestive
musculoskeletal system diseaseOpen Targets
0.04Suggestive
congenital hereditary endothelial dystrophy of corneaOpen Targets
0.04Suggestive
granular corneal dystrophy type IOpen Targets
0.04Suggestive
breast carcinomaOpen Targets
0.04Suggestive
brain compressionOpen Targets
0.04Suggestive
edemaOpen Targets
0.04Suggestive
Familial ocular anterior segment mesenchymal dysgenesisOpen Targets
0.04Suggestive
megalocorneaOpen Targets
0.04Suggestive
Pathogenic Variants
No pathogenic variants reported on ClinVar for this gene.
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Related Genes
RAB28Shared pathway50%SYNRGShared pathway50%SNX15Shared pathway50%TP53INP2Shared pathway50%DNAJC27Shared pathway33%CSE1LShared pathway33%
Tissue Expression6 tissues
Bone Marrow
100%
Brain
4%
Lung
3%
Ovary
0%
Heart
0%
Liver
0%
Gene Interaction Network
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RAB19RAB28SYNRGSNX15TP53INP2DNAJC27CSE1L
PROTEIN STRUCTURE
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AlphaFoldAI-predicted · UniProt A4D1S5
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Constraintⓘ
LOEUFⓘ
1.63LoF Tolerant
pLIⓘ
0.00Tolerant
Observed/Expected LoF1.14 [0.81–1.63]
RankingsWhere RAB19 stands among ~20K protein-coding genes
  • #16,877of 20,598
    Most Researched11
  • #15,804of 17,882
    Most Constrained (LOEUF)1.63
Genes detectedRAB19
Sources retrieved10 papers
Response time—
📄 Sources
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1
RAB19, SERPINB9P1, and Pancreatitis in Patients Taking Azathioprine in Routine Clinical Practice: Genome and Transcriptome-Wide Association Studies.
PMID: 40698913
Clin Pharmacol Ther · 2025
1.00
2
RAB19 Directs Cortical Remodeling and Membrane Growth for Primary Ciliogenesis.
PMID: 33561422
Dev Cell · 2021
0.90
3
WDR38, a novel equatorial segment protein, interacts with the GTPase protein RAB19 and Golgi protein GM130 to play roles in acrosome biogenesis.
PMID: 37635409
Acta Biochim Biophys Sin (Shanghai) · 2023
0.80
4
N6-methyladenosine (m6A)-mediated up-regulation of long noncoding RNA LINC01320 promotes the proliferation, migration, and invasion of gastric cancer via miR495-5p/RAB19 axis.
PMID: 34288797
Bioengineered · 2021
0.70
5
The substrate specificity of the human TRAPPII complex's Rab-guanine nucleotide exchange factor activity.
PMID: 33277614
Commun Biol · 2020
0.60