DISEASES

Disease-gene associations mined from literature

Literature associating HPS1 and Hermansky-Pudlak syndrome

HPS1 [ENSP00000326649]

Hermansky-Pudlak syndrome 1 protein; Component of the BLOC-3 complex, a complex that acts as a guanine exchange factor (GEF) for RAB32 and RAB38, promotes the exchange of GDP to GTP, converting them from an inactive GDP-bound form into an active GTP-bound form. The BLOC-3 complex plays an important role in the control of melanin production and melanosome biogenesis and promotes the membrane localization of RAB32 and RAB38 .

Synonyms:  HPS1,  HPS1p,  hHPS1,  A0A0S2Z3U9,  H0Y4K4 ...

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