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RAB3B
RAB3B, member RAS oncogene family
Chromosome 1 · 1p32.3
NCBI Gene: 5865Ensembl: ENSG00000169213.8HGNC: HGNC:9778UniProt: P20337
64PubMed Papers
20Diseases
0Drugs
0Pathogenic Variants
FUNCTIONAL ROLE
Transporter
DATA QUALITY
✓ Experimental GO Evidence✓ Swiss-Prot Reviewed
cytoplasmvesicleperinuclear region of cytoplasmextracellular exosomeneurodegenerative diseaseparathyroid diseaseneoplasmbreast cancer
✦AI Summary

RAB3B is a small GTPase that functions as a key regulator of intracellular membrane trafficking, cycling between inactive GDP-bound and active GTP-bound states to recruit effector proteins responsible for vesicle formation, movement, tethering, and fusion 1. The protein is membrane-bound and interacts with Ca²⁺/calmodulin in a calcium-dependent manner 2, playing essential roles in trafficking cellular products from the endoplasmic reticulum through the Golgi apparatus to secretory vesicles, with high expression in brain and endocrine tissues 3. Rab3B has emerged as an oncogenic regulator across multiple cancer types. In glioma, elevated RAB3B expression correlates with tumor grade and promotes cell proliferation via cell cycle regulation, while silencing induces apoptosis through upregulation of pro-apoptotic proteins 4. In hypopharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma, RAB3B amplified from extrachromosomal circular DNA contributes to cisplatin resistance by inducing autophagy 5. In chordoma, RAB3B enhances mTORC1/S6 signaling and cell stemness; RAB3B/p-S6 status predicts mTORC1 inhibitor response 6. Pan-cancer analysis reveals RAB3B as an independent prognostic predictor correlating with tumor heterogeneity, immune microenvironment alterations, and DNA methylation changes across multiple malignancies 7. In cervical cancer, the circ_0000337/miR-155-5p/RAB3B axis promotes proliferation 8. Additionally, RAB3B dysregulation associates with long-term depression in suicide-related neurobiological pathology 9, suggesting broader neurological relevance beyond cancer.

Sources cited
1
RAB3B cycles between GDP and GTP-bound states to recruit effectors for vesicle trafficking
PMID: 35871249
2
RAB3B is membrane-bound and interacts with Ca²⁺/calmodulin in calcium-dependent manner
PMID: 11741295
3
RAB3B is a low-molecular-weight GTPase highly expressed in brain and endocrine tissues, involved in ER-to-Golgi-to-secretory vesicle trafficking
PMID: 39320613
4
RAB3B silencing inhibits glioma cell proliferation and promotes apoptosis; elevated expression correlates with glioma grade
PMID: 32940170
5
RAB3B amplified from extrachromosomal circular DNA promotes cisplatin resistance in hypopharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma via autophagy induction
PMID: 35194030
6
RAB3B promotes chordoma stemness through mTORC1/S6 signaling; RAB3B/p-S6 predicts mTORC1 inhibitor response
PMID: 40135815
7
Pan-cancer analysis shows RAB3B as independent prognostic predictor correlating with tumor heterogeneity and immune microenvironment
PMID: 38688977
8
circ_0000337/miR-155-5p/RAB3B axis promotes cervical cancer proliferation
PMID: 37882923
9
RAB3B dysregulation associates with long-term depression pathways in suicide-related brain pathology
PMID: 34552157
Disease Associationsⓘ20
neurodegenerative diseaseOpen Targets
0.44Moderate
parathyroid diseaseOpen Targets
0.16Weak
neoplasmOpen Targets
0.09Suggestive
breast cancerOpen Targets
0.08Suggestive
cancerOpen Targets
0.08Suggestive
Barrett's esophagusOpen Targets
0.08Suggestive
lung adenocarcinomaOpen Targets
0.08Suggestive
posterior cortical atrophyOpen Targets
0.08Suggestive
chordomaOpen Targets
0.07Suggestive
non-small cell lung carcinomaOpen Targets
0.07Suggestive
esophageal squamous cell carcinomaOpen Targets
0.05Suggestive
esophageal adenocarcinomaOpen Targets
0.05Suggestive
gliomaOpen Targets
0.04Suggestive
diabetic nephropathyOpen Targets
0.03Suggestive
hepatocellular carcinomaOpen Targets
0.03Suggestive
psoriasisOpen Targets
0.03Suggestive
major depressive disorderOpen Targets
0.03Suggestive
VertigoOpen Targets
0.03Suggestive
prostate cancerOpen Targets
0.02Suggestive
sessile serrated polypOpen Targets
0.02Suggestive
Pathogenic Variants
No pathogenic variants reported on ClinVar for this gene.
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Related Genes
RPH3AProtein interaction100%PIGRProtein interaction93%REP15Protein interaction91%RAB3AProtein interaction77%RAB3CShared pathway50%SCRN1Shared pathway40%
Tissue Expression6 tissues
Brain
100%
Ovary
5%
Liver
1%
Lung
0%
Heart
0%
Bone Marrow
0%
Gene Interaction Network
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RAB3BRPH3APIGRREP15RAB3ARAB3CSCRN1
PROTEIN STRUCTURE
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PDB3DZ8 · 1.90 Å · X-ray
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Constraintⓘ
LOEUFⓘ
0.85LoF Tolerant
pLIⓘ
0.07Tolerant
Observed/Expected LoF0.49 [0.29–0.85]
RankingsWhere RAB3B stands among ~20K protein-coding genes
  • #7,309of 20,598
    Most Researched64
  • #7,376of 17,882
    Most Constrained (LOEUF)0.85
Genes detectedRAB3B
Sources retrieved10 papers
Response time—
📄 Sources
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1
Expression of Rab3b in Human Glioma: Influence on Cell Proliferation and Apoptosis.
PMID: 32940170
Curr Pharm Des · 2021
1.00
2
Encoding gene RAB3B exists in linear chromosomal and circular extrachromosomal DNA and contributes to cisplatin resistance of hypopharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma via inducing autophagy.
PMID: 35194030
Cell Death Dis · 2022
0.90
3
RAB3B Dictates mTORC1/S6 Signaling in Chordoma and Predicts Response to mTORC1-Targeted Therapy.
PMID: 40135815
Adv Sci (Weinh) · 2025
0.80
4
Rab3B in human platelet is membrane bound and interacts with Ca(2+)/calmodulin.
PMID: 11741295
Biochem Biophys Res Commun · 2001
0.70
5
Rab3B Proteins: Cellular Functions, Regulatory Mechanisms, and Potential as a Cancer Therapy Target.
PMID: 39320613
Cell Biochem Biophys · 2025
0.60