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RAB27B
RAB27B, member RAS oncogene family
Chromosome 18 · 18q21.2
NCBI Gene: 5874Ensembl: ENSG00000041353.11HGNC: HGNC:9767UniProt: O00194
84PubMed Papers
20Diseases
0Drugs
0Pathogenic Variants
DATA QUALITY
✓ Experimental GO Evidence✓ Swiss-Prot Reviewed
GDP bindingprotein domain specific bindingmelanosomemyosin V bindingmajor depressive disorderFuchs' endothelial dystrophycorneal dystrophysubstance-related disorder
✦AI Summary

RAB27B is a small GTPase that regulates intracellular membrane trafficking by cycling between inactive GDP-bound and active GTP-bound states to recruit downstream effectors 1. Primary functions include controlling late endosomal homeostasis, including endosomal positioning, maturation, and secretion 2, and facilitating NTRK2/TRKB axonal anterograde transport through association with KLC1 1. RAB27B plays a critical role in multivesicular endosome docking and exosome secretion, with distinct mechanisms from its isoform RAB27A; silencing RAB27B redistributes MVEs toward the perinuclear region and inhibits exosome release 3. RAB27B has significant disease relevance in cancer and immune regulation. In myeloid leukemia, RAB27B controls NRAS palmitoylation and plasma membrane trafficking, regulating RAS signaling and leukemogenesis; its depletion abrogates mutant NRAS-driven progenitor growth and reduces myelomonocytic leukemia development 4. In pancreatic cancer, RAB27B overexpression promotes invasion, proliferation, and chemoresistance; its knockdown enhances cisplatin sensitivity 5. RAB27B also regulates immune escape in gliomas through PD-L1 sorting in extracellular vesicles 6 and breast cancer through TGF-β-mediated suppression of EV release and altered cargo composition 7. Clinical evidence links RAB27B expression to poor prognosis in acute myeloid leukemia and sensitivity to MEK inhibitors 4. Additionally, RAB27B has been identified as a candidate causal gene for depression through integration of proteomic and transcriptomic data 8.

Sources cited
1
RAB27B functions as a small GTPase regulating intracellular membrane trafficking and facilitates NTRK2/TRKB axonal anterograde transport
PMID: 21775604
2
RAB27B regulates late endocytic pathway homeostasis including endosomal positioning, maturation and secretion
PMID: 30771381
3
RAB27B controls multivesicular endosome docking and exosome secretion; its silencing redistributes MVEs toward perinuclear region
PMID: 19966785
4
RAB27B controls NRAS palmitoylation and trafficking in myeloid leukemia; its depletion abrogates mutant NRAS signaling and leukemia development
PMID: 37317963
5
RAB27B overexpression promotes invasion, proliferation and chemoresistance in pancreatic cancer; its knockdown enhances cisplatin sensitivity
PMID: 28902788
6
RAB27B regulates PD-L1 sorting in glioma cell-derived extracellular vesicles, contributing to immune escape
PMID: 40399992
7
TGF-β suppresses RAB27B transcription, reducing EV release and altering cargo composition in breast cancer
PMID: 39723610
8
RAB27B is identified as a candidate causal gene for depression through integrated proteomic and transcriptomic analysis
PMID: 35296807
Disease Associationsⓘ20
major depressive disorderOpen Targets
0.48Moderate
Fuchs' endothelial dystrophyOpen Targets
0.43Moderate
corneal dystrophyOpen Targets
0.42Moderate
substance-related disorderOpen Targets
0.40Weak
mental or behavioural disorderOpen Targets
0.40Weak
corneal diseaseOpen Targets
0.39Weak
obesityOpen Targets
0.38Weak
anxiety disorderOpen Targets
0.38Weak
cornea transplantationOpen Targets
0.37Weak
nervous system diseaseOpen Targets
0.32Weak
pregnancy disorderOpen Targets
0.32Weak
puerperal disorderOpen Targets
0.32Weak
suicideOpen Targets
0.32Weak
schizophreniaOpen Targets
0.31Weak
attempted suicideOpen Targets
0.31Weak
depressive disorderOpen Targets
0.31Weak
dysthymic disorderOpen Targets
0.31Weak
major depressive episodeOpen Targets
0.31Weak
alcohol drinkingOpen Targets
0.31Weak
substance abuseOpen Targets
0.30Weak
Pathogenic Variants
No pathogenic variants reported on ClinVar for this gene.
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Related Genes
MLPHProtein interaction100%SYTL1Protein interaction97%MYRIPProtein interaction97%SYTL2Protein interaction95%SYTL5Protein interaction93%UNC13DProtein interaction90%
Tissue Expression6 tissues
Bone Marrow
100%
Brain
77%
Lung
41%
Liver
9%
Heart
2%
Ovary
2%
Gene Interaction Network
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RAB27BMLPHSYTL1MYRIPSYTL2SYTL5UNC13D
PROTEIN STRUCTURE
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PDB2F7S · 2.70 Å · X-ray
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Constraintⓘ
LOEUFⓘ
0.96LoF Tolerant
pLIⓘ
0.01Tolerant
Observed/Expected LoF0.58 [0.36–0.96]
RankingsWhere RAB27B stands among ~20K protein-coding genes
  • #5,693of 20,598
    Most Researched84
  • #9,100of 17,882
    Most Constrained (LOEUF)0.96
Genes detectedRAB27B
Sources retrieved10 papers
Response time—
📄 Sources
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1
Rab27a and Rab27b control different steps of the exosome secretion pathway.
PMID: 19966785
Nat Cell Biol · 2010
1.00
2
RAB27B controls palmitoylation-dependent NRAS trafficking and signaling in myeloid leukemia.
PMID: 37317963
J Clin Invest · 2023
0.90
3
Extracellular vesicles secreted by human uterine stromal cells regulate decidualization, angiogenesis, and trophoblast differentiation.
PMID: 36095212
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A · 2022
0.80
4
An HGF-dependent positive feedback loop between bladder cancer cells and fibroblasts mediates lymphangiogenesis and lymphatic metastasis.
PMID: 37483113
Cancer Commun (Lond) · 2023
0.70
5
Effects of Rab27A and Rab27B on Invasion, Proliferation, Apoptosis, and Chemoresistance in Human Pancreatic Cancer Cells.
PMID: 28902788
Pancreas · 2017
0.60