Arl6 Gene Summary [Rat]
Predicted to enable GTP binding activity. Predicted to be involved in several processes, including Wnt signaling pathway; fat cell differentiation; and protein localization to non-motile cilium. Predicted to act upstream of or within several processes, including protein transport from ciliary membrane to plasma membrane; regulation of smoothened signaling pathway; and retina layer formation. Predicted to be located in several cellular components, including cilium; microtubule cytoskeleton; and nucleoplasm. Predicted to be active in axoneme. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in Bardet-Biedl syndrome; Bardet-Biedl syndrome 1; Bardet-Biedl syndrome 3; and retinitis pigmentosa 55. Orthologous to human ARL6 (ARF like GTPase 6). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Jul 2025]
Details
| Type | Protein Coding |
| Official Symbol | Arl6 |
| Official Name | ADP-ribosylation factor like GTPase 6 [Source:RGD Symbol;Acc:1305535] |
| Ensembl ID | ENSRNOG00000001689 |
| Bio databases IDs | |
| Aliases | ADP-ribosylation factor like GTPase 6 |
| Synonyms | 1110018H24Rik, 2210411E14Rik, ADP-ribosylation factor-like 6, ARF like GTPase 6, Arl6 predicted, BBS3, LOC100506362, MGC32934, RP55 |
| Species | Rat, Rattus norvegicus |
| Orthologies |
Protein Domains
A protein domain is a distinct structural or functional region within a protein that can evolve, function, and exist independently of the rest of the protein chain. These domains in rat Arl6 often fold into stable, three-dimensional structures and are associated with specific biological functions, such as binding to DNA, other proteins, or small molecules.
- GTP binding
- Sar1p-like members of the Ras-family of small GTPases
- phospholipid binding
- ADP-ribosylation factor family
- pentosyltransferase
- 50S ribosome-binding GTPase
- enzyme
- protein binding
- Ras of Complex, Roc, domain of DAPkinase
- ADP-ribosylation factor
- P-loop containing Nucleoside Triphosphate Hydrolases
- transporter
Top Findings
The most significant associations for this gene, including commonly observed domains, pathway involvement, and functional highlights based on current data.
disease
- retinal dystrophy
- autosomal recessive retinitis pigmentosa
- dyspnea
- cyanosis
- hypoplasia
- Bardet-Biedl syndrome type 3
- complete atrioventricular septal defect
- Bardet-Biedl syndrome type 1
- Bardet-Biedl syndrome
- retinitis pigmentosa
regulates
- NPY2R
- WNT
- BBSome
role in cell
- abnormal morphology
- assembly
- lack
Subcellular Expression
Locations within the cell where the protein is known or predicted to be active, providing insight into its function and cellular context.
- Cytoplasm
- microtubule cytoskeleton
- intracellular membrane-bounded organelle
- cilia
- cellular membrane
- Plasma Membrane
- basal bodies
- axonemes
- cytosol
- nucleoplasm
Gene Ontology Annotations
Describes the biological processes, cellular components, and molecular functions associated with the rat Arl6 gene, providing context for its role in the cell.
Biological Process
Functions and activities the gene product is involved in
- protein polymerization
- vesicle-mediated transport
- cilium morphogenesis
- Wnt receptor signaling pathway
- intracellular protein transport
- visual perception
- protein targeting to membrane
- determination of left/right symmetry
- melanosome transport
Cellular Component
Where in the cell the gene product is active
- membrane coat
- microtubule cytoskeleton
- axonemal microtubule
- extracellular vesicular exosome
- cytoplasm
- membrane
- cilium
- axoneme
- plasma membrane
Molecular Function
What the gene product does at the molecular level
- GTP binding
- protein binding
- metal ion binding
- GTPase activity
- phospholipid binding