rab-39 encodes a small, monomeric Rab GTPase that is most closely related to the human and Drosophila Rab39 GTPases; by homology, RAB-39 is predicted to function as a membrane-associated GTPase required for intracellular vesicular trafficking and for regulation of endo- and exocytosis; however, as loss of rab-39 function via RNA-mediated interference (RNAi) does not result in any obvious abnormalities, the precise role of RAB-39 in C. elegans development and/or behavior is not yet known.
Enables GTP binding activity. Involved in positive regulation of response to oxidative stress. Predicted to be located in Golgi apparatus; cytoplasmic vesicle membrane; and plasma membrane. Expressed in head mesodermal cell; head neurons; hypodermis; rectal gland cell; and tail neurons. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in Waisman syndrome and non-syndromic X-linked intellectual disability 72. Is an ortholog of human RAB39A (RAB39A, member RAS oncogene family) and RAB39B (RAB39B, member RAS oncogene family).
Map position created from combination of previous interpolated map position (based on known location of sequence) and allele information. Therefore this is not a genetic map position based on recombination frequencies or genetic experiments. This was done on advice of the CGC.