The following gene names and symbols are associated with antigen RAB8A, Member RAS Oncogene Family across different species:

RAB8A, member RAS oncogene family (RAB8A), rab8A protein (rab8A), Ras-related protein ARA-3 (RAB8A), Rab GTPase (rab8A), RAB8A, member RAS oncogene family (Rab8a), RAB8A, member RAS oncogene family (RCJMB04_2k8), hematopoietic SH2 domain containing (HSH2D), RAB8A, member RAS oncogene family (rab8a)

Other aliases include:

MEL, RAB8, rab8A, ARA-3, ARA3, ATRAB8A, ATRABE1C, RAB GTPase homolog 8A, RAB8A, SMALL GTP-BINDING PROTEIN, Mel, AA409338, Rab8, MGC124948, rab8, MGC162699, zgc:162699, c-mel, mel, MGC143064, DKFZp459A1411

On the protein level the following designations are being used for antigen RAB8A, Member RAS Oncogene Family:

mel transforming oncogene – ras-associated protein RAB8 – mel transforming oncogene (RAB8 homolog) – mel transforming oncogene (derived from cell line NK14) – mel transforming oncogene (derived from cell line NK14)- RAB8 homolog – rab8A protein – Ras-related protein ARA-3 – Rab GTPase – cell line NK14 derived transforming oncogene – OTTMUSP00000025154 – RAB8A, member RAS oncogene family – ras-related protein Rab-8A – oncogene c-mel – RAB8, member ras oncogene family – RAB8, member RAS oncogene family – member RAS oncogene family – Ras-related protein Rab-8A

RAB8A, Member RAS Oncogene Family fulfills a number of functions:

GTP binding – nucleotide binding – protein binding – GTPase activating protein binding – protein kinase binding – ATP binding – transcription factor binding

RAB8A, Member RAS Oncogene Family is relevant to the following processes:

Golgi vesicle fusion to target membrane – cilium assembly – protein transport – small GTPase mediated signal transduction – vesicle docking during exocytosis – ethylene mediated signaling pathway – actin cytoskeleton organization – calcium-dependent cell-cell adhesion – contractile vacuole organization – regulation of aggregate size involved in sorocarp development – regulation of protein secretion – transport – regulation of long-term neuronal synaptic plasticity – regulation of protein localization – regulation of protein transport – melanosome transport – regulation of transcription, DNA-dependent – vesicle docking involved in exocytosis

Locations for RAB8A, Member RAS Oncogene Family:

internal side of plasma membrane – nonmotile primary cilium – plasma membrane – vacuolar membrane – vacuole – contractile vacuole – membrane – Golgi apparatus – cell soma – cytoplasmic membrane-bounded vesicle – dendrite – postsynaptic density – intracellular

Source: NCBI Entrez Gene, Gene Ontology