Description
Product Characteristics:
RIN1 is a Ras effector protein which can affect Ras signaling in a variety of ways. It enhances signaling from ABL1 and ABL2 whcih are involved in regulation of cytoskeletal remodeling. It may function as a guanine nucleotide exchange factor in activation of Rab5a. Rin1 also competes with RAF1 for binding of the activated form of Ras. It may play a role inhibiting the modulation of neuronal plasticity in formation of aversive memory, and has been implicated as a tumor supressor gene in breast cancer.
Subcellular location: Cytoplasm, Cell membrane
Synonyms: Ras and Rab interactor 1, ras inhibitor 1, ras inhibitor, RIN1_HUMAN, Ras inhibitor JC99, ras inhibitor RIN1, Ras interaction/interference protein 1, RIN 1.
Target Information: Ras effector protein, which may serve as an inhibitory modulator of neuronal plasticity in aversive memory formation. Can affect Ras signaling at different levels. First, by competing with RAF1 protein for binding to activated Ras. Second, by enhancing signaling from ABL1 and ABL2, which regulate cytoskeletal remodeling. Third, by activating RAB5A, possibly by functioning as a guanine nucleotide exchange factor (GEF) for RAB5A, by exchanging bound GDP for free GTP, and facilitating Ras-activated receptor endocytosis