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RAP23

MIM.606144 6p11

Rab proteins (RABs) are small GTPases of the Ras superfamily involved in the regulation of intracellular membrane trafficking. The RAB23 gene encodes an essential negative regulator of the Sonic hedgehog (SHH) (MIM.600725) signaling pathway.

Pathology

- germline mutations in acrocephalopolysyndactyly type 2 (Carpenter syndrome ) (MIM.201000)

See also

- RABs

References

- Jenkins D, Seelow D, Jehee FS, Perlyn CA, Alonso LG, Bueno DF, Donnai D, Josifiova D, Mathijssen IM, Morton JE, Orstavik KH, Sweeney E, Wall SA, Marsh JL, Nurnberg P, Passos-Bueno MR, Wilkie AO. RAB23 Mutations in Carpenter Syndrome Imply an Unexpected Role for Hedgehog Signaling in Cranial-Suture Development and Obesity. Am J Hum Genet. 2007 Jun;80(6):1162-70. PMID: #17503333#