RAB38
RAB38, member RAS oncogene family | NY-MEL-1

Enables several functions, including AP-1 adaptor complex binding activity; AP-3 adaptor complex binding activity; and BLOC-2 complex binding activity. Involved in several processes, including endosome to melanosome transport; melanosome assembly; and phagosome acidification. Located in several cellular components, including cytoplasmic vesicle; lysosome; and mitochondria-associated endoplasmic reticulum membrane contact site. [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Jul 2025]

Developmental clusters: GC4
Biological processes 57 terms
AP-1 adaptor complex binding (GO:0035650)AP-2 adaptor complex binding (GO:0035612)AP-3 adaptor complex binding (GO:0035651)BLOC-2 complex binding (GO:0036461)G protein activity (GO:0003925)G protein activity (GO:0003925)GTP binding (GO:0005525)GTP binding (GO:0005525)GTP-dependent protein binding (GO:0030742)GTPase activity (GO:0003924)GTPase activity (GO:0003924)GTPase activity (GO:0003924)Golgi apparatus (GO:0005794)cell body (GO:0044297)cytoplasmic vesicle (GO:0031410)cytosol (GO:0005829)early endosome (GO:0005769)early endosome lumen (GO:0031905)endomembrane system (GO:0012505)endosome to melanosome transport (GO:0035646)eye pigmentation (GO:0048069)intracellular protein transport (GO:0006886)lysosome (GO:0005764)melanosome (GO:0042470)melanosome (GO:0042470)melanosome (GO:0042470)melanosome assembly (GO:1903232)melanosome assembly (GO:1903232)melanosome membrane (GO:0033162)melanosome membrane (GO:0033162)melanosome membrane (GO:0033162)melanosome organization (GO:0032438)membrane (GO:0016020)mitochondria-associated endoplasmic reticulum membrane contact site (GO:0044233)mitochondrion (GO:0005739)mitochondrion (GO:0005739)mitochondrion organization (GO:0007005)mitochondrion organization (GO:0007005)perinuclear region of cytoplasm (GO:0048471)phagocytic vesicle (GO:0045335)phagocytic vesicle (GO:0045335)phagocytic vesicle membrane (GO:0030670)phagosome acidification (GO:0090383)plasma membrane (GO:0005886)platelet dense granule organization (GO:0060155)positive regulation of melanin biosynthetic process (GO:0048023)positive regulation of phosphatidylcholine biosynthetic process (GO:2001247)positive regulation of protein localization to cell periphery (GO:1904377)protein binding (GO:0005515)protein localization to membrane (GO:0072657)protein localization to membrane (GO:0072657)protein transport (GO:0015031)small GTPase-mediated signal transduction (GO:0007264)trans-Golgi network (GO:0005802)trans-Golgi network (GO:0005802)vesicle (GO:0031982)vesicle-mediated transport (GO:0016192)
Expression (TPM)
RAB38 — as a Regulated Gene

TFs regulating RAB38 0 TFs

Transcription factors with Perturb-seq knockdown data for RAB38. The Binding column indicates whether any binding evidence exists for this TF–gene pair (ChIP-seq or motif footprint peaks). The Mean coef is the average Perturb-seq regression coefficient across active gRNAs (positive = RAB38 upregulated upon KD; negative = downregulated). The Outlier column indicates whether this gene is in the top or bottom 5% of all TF knockdown effects.

Data: Effect:
TF Mean coef Binding Outlier TF→Gene link

Elements linked to RAB38

Open chromatin peaks (ATAC-seq) in the genomic neighbourhood of RAB38, linked by TSS proximity or chromatin conformation (Multiome / HiCAR). Each element overlaps at least one TF ChIP-seq binding site — the TFs column shows how many distinct TFs bind that element.

Accessibility Element Dist. to TSS Link type TFs
chr11:88,042,156–88,045,195 131.9 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 271
chr11:88,045,330–88,046,584 129.3 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 55
chr11:88,103,338–88,104,240 71.6 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 281
chr11:88,174,680–88,176,137 9 bp At TSS Multiome 513
chr11:88,297,316–88,298,087 122.3 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 228
chr11:88,301,008–88,301,969 125.9 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 249
chr11:88,308,509–88,309,240 133.1 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 175
chr11:88,337,232–88,338,805 162.4 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 823

Genome Browser

Genomic view of the RAB38 locus showing ATAC-seq accessibility and RNA-seq expression across the ESC → DE time course, together with TF binding peaks and element-to-TSS loop connections.

chr11:88,032,156 – 88,348,805
Proximal 1 kb Distal 10 kb Multiome HiCAR ATAC-seq RNA-seq