Description
ARL6, also knownADP-ribosylation factor-like protein 6, belongs to the ARF family ofGTP-binding proteins. This protein is known to play essential roles inmodulating membrane trafficking and cytoskeletal functions. Mutation in ARL6causes Bardet-Biedl syndrome (BBS3). BBS is a pleiotropic genetic disordercharacterized by obesity, photoreceptor degeneration, polydactyly,hypogenitalism, renal abnor-malities and developmental delay