>gnl|CDD|133250 cd00154, Rab, Rab family. Rab GTPases form the largest family within the Ras superfamily. There are at least 60 Rab genes in the human genome, and a number of Rab GTPases are conserved from yeast to humans. Rab GTPases are small, monomeric proteins that function as molecular switches to regulate vesicle trafficking pathways. The different Rab GTPases are localized to the cytosolic face of specific intracellular membranes, where they regulate distinct steps in membrane traffic pathways. In the GTP-bound form, Rab GTPases recruit specific sets of effector proteins onto membranes. Through their effectors, Rab GTPases regulate vesicle formation, actin- and tubulin-dependent vesicle movement, and membrane fusion. GTPase activating proteins (GAPs) interact with GTP-bound Rab and accelerate the hydrolysis of GTP to GDP. Guanine nucleotide exchange factors (GEFs) interact with GDP-bound Rabs to promote the formation of the GTP-bound state. Rabs are further regulated by guanine nucleotide dissociation inhibitors (GDIs), which mask C-terminal lipid binding and promote cytosolic localization. While most unicellular organisms possess 5-20 Rab members, several have been found to possess 60 or more Rabs; for many of these Rab isoforms, homologous proteins are not found in other organisms. Most Rab GTPases contain a lipid modification site at the C-terminus, with sequence motifs CC, CXC, or CCX. Lipid binding is essential for membrane attachment, a key feature of most Rab proteins. Since crystal structures often lack C-terminal residues, the lipid modification site is not available for annotation in many of the CDs in the hierarchy, but is included where possible. Length = 159

 Score = 43.6 bits (104), Expect = 6e-05
 Identities = 43/182 (23%), Positives = 73/182 (40%), Gaps = 47/182 (25%)

Query: 25  VALVGATNAGKSTLVNRFVGAK----------VSIVTHKVQTTRSIVRGIVSEKESQIVF 74
           + L+G +  GK++L+ RFV  K          V   +  ++             + + V 
Sbjct: 3   IVLIGDSGVGKTSLLLRFVDGKFDENYKSTIGVDFKSKTIEI------------DGKTVK 50

Query: 75  L---DTPGIFNAKDSYHKLMIRLSWSTIKHADIVCLVVD-SHRELKVNIHDLLKEIAKRS 130
           L   DT G    ++ +  +      S  + A    LV D ++RE   N+   LKE+ + +
Sbjct: 51  LQIWDTAG----QERFRSITP----SYYRGAHGAILVYDITNRESFENLDKWLKELKEYA 102

Query: 131 SR---LILILNKID-----CVKPERLLEQAEIANKLVFIEKTFMVSATKGHGCDDVLNYL 182
                +IL+ NKID      V  E   + A+  N L+F E     SA  G   +++   L
Sbjct: 103 PENIPIILVGNKIDLEDQRQVSTEEAQQFAK-ENGLLFFE----TSAKTGENVEELFQSL 157

Query: 183 CS 184
             
Sbjct: 158 AE 159