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. 2019 May 15;30(11):1249–1271. doi: 10.1091/mbc.E18-12-0820

TABLE 1:

Human ARF family GTPases.

GTPase Localization Function(s) Interactors
1 Arf1 Cytosol, Golgi Recruitment of coat complexes, activation of PLD, PI kinases COP-I, GGAs, MINTs, Cholera toxin, Arfaptin, MKLP1, ARF GEFs, ARF GAPs
2 Arf3 Cytosol, Golgi Recruitment of coat complexes, activation of PLD, PI kinases COP-I, GGAs, MINTs, Cholera toxin, Arfaptin, MKLP1, ARF GEFs, ARF GAPs
3 Arf4 Cytosol, Golgi, endosomes COP-I, GGAs, MINTs, Cholera toxin, Arfaptin, MKLP1, ARF GEFs, ARF GAPs
4 Arf5 Cytosol, Golgi, endosomes Recruitment of coat complexes, activation of PLD, PI kinases COP-I, GGAs, MINTs, Cholera toxin, Arfaptin, MKLP1, ARF GEFs, ARF GAPs
5 Arf6 PM, endosomes, RE, cortical actin Cortical actin rearrangement, endocytosis, PLD activation β-arrestin, POR1, PLD, Cytohesins, MKLP1, FilGAP
6 Arl1 Golgi, TGN Endosome–Golgi secretory traffic, LD formation Arfaptin, MKLP1, PDEd, HRG4, Golgins, GRIP-domain proteins
7 Arl2 Cytosol, mitochondria, centrosomes, basal bodies, cilia, RRs Tubulin heterodimer assembly, mitochondrial fusion, Prenyl-protein traffic TBCD/β-tubulin, TBCD, ELMOD1-3, BART/ARL2BP, PDEd, HRG4/UNC119
8 Arl3 Cytosol, centrosomes, cilia, mitotic spindle, midbody, Golgi Cytokinesis, Prenyl- and Myr-protein traffic PDE6δ, HRG4/UNC119, Golgins, ARL13B, BART/ARL2BP
9 Arl4a Cytosol, nucleus, TGN, endosomes, PM Endosome–Golgi traffic, actin remodeling, cell migration ELMO, GCC185, Robo1, Cytohesin2
10 Arl4c Cytosol, nucleus, PM Cholesterol traffic, filopodia, cell migration, tumorigenesis α-Tubulin, filamin-A, Cytohesin2
11 Arl4d Cytosol, mitochondria, nucleus, PM, actin Actin remodeling, neurite outgrowth HP1, importin-α, Cytohesin2,
12 Arl5a Nucleus Endosome–Golgi traffic HP1α, GARP, Ragulator
13 Arl5b Nucleus Endosome–Golgi traffic HP1α, GARP, Ragulator
14 Arl5c
15 Arl6 Cilia BBSome, Sec61β
16 Arl8a Lysosomes, phagolysosomes Lysosomal traffic and fusion SKIP-kinesin1b, HOPS complex
17 Arl8b Lysosomes, phagolysosomes Lysosomal traffic and fusion SKIP-kinesin1b, HOPS complex
18 Arl9
19 Arl10 Nuclei, mitochondria
20 Arl11 p-ERK
21 Arl13a
22 Arl13b Cilia, EE, CDRs, centrosomes Regulation of ciliary formation/maintenance, axoneme, Hh signaling, EEs ARL3, INPP5E, PDE6δ, tubulin, FIP5, UBC9, MYH9
23 Arl14
24 Arl15 Cytosol, Golgi Genetic links to adiponectin levels and type 2 diabetes ASAP2
25 Arl16 Cytosol, mitochondria, nucleus, cilia RIG-I
26 Arfrp1 trans-Golgi Recruitment of Arl1 and Golgin-97/245 to trans-Golgi Sec7-1, Cytohesin
27 Sar1a ER
28 Sar1b ER
29 Trim23 Lysosomes, Golgi, autophagosomes Ubiquitin ligase, viral infection, membrane trafficking UBE2D2, TBK1, Cytohesin1

National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) gene names are listed, along with cellular localization, identified functions, and protein interactors. Abbreviations used include CDR, circular dorsal ruffles; EE, early endosomes; PLD, phospholipase D; PM, plasma membrane; RE, recycling endosomes; RRs, rods and rings. Additional information is included in Supplemental Table I.