Rabring7: a target protein for rab7 small g protein
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Abstract:
Rab7, a member of the Rab family of small G proteins, has been shown to regulate late endocytic traffic and lysosome biogenesis, but the exact roles and the mode of actions of Rab7 are still undetermined. Accumulating evidence suggests that each Rab protein has multiple target proteins and works together with them to coordinate the individual step of vesicle traffic. Rabring7 (Rab7-interacting ring finger protein) is a Rab7 target protein that has been isolated using a CytoTrap system. This protein shows no homology with RILP, which has been reported as another Rab7 target protein. Rabring7 is recruited efficiently to late endosome/lysosome by the GTP-bound form of Rab7. Exogenous expression of Rabring7 not only affects epidermal growth factor degradation but also induces the perinuclear aggregation of lysosomes and the increased acidity in the lysosomes. This chapter describes the procedures for the isolation of Rabring7 with a CytoTrap system, the analysis of the Rab7-Rabring7 interactions, and the properties of Rabring7.
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