Name

VPS53 Gene

vacuolar protein sorting 53 homolog (S. cerevisiae)

Involved in endocytic recycling and retrograde transport, endosome to Golgi. Acts upstream of or within lysosomal transport. Located in several cellular components, including Golgi apparatus; perinuclear region of cytoplasm; and recycling endosome. Part of EARP complex and GARP complex. Implicated in pontocerebellar hypoplasia type 2E. [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Mar 2025]