Paving the Rho in cancer metastasis: Rho GTPases and beyond

S Jansen, R Gosens, T Wieland, M Schmidt - Pharmacology & therapeutics, 2018 - Elsevier
Malignant carcinomas are often characterized by metastasis, the movement of carcinoma
cells from a primary site to colonize distant organs. For metastasis to occur, carcinoma cells …

Rho GTPases: Regulation and roles in cancer cell biology

RB Haga, AJ Ridley - Small GTPases, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Rho GTPases are well known for their roles in regulating cell migration, and also contribute
to a variety of other cellular responses. They are subdivided into 2 groups: typical and …

[HTML][HTML] Dysregulation of Rho GTPases in human cancers

H Jung, SR Yoon, J Lim, HJ Cho, HG Lee - Cancers, 2020 - mdpi.com
Rho GTPases play central roles in numerous cellular processes, including cell motility, cell
polarity, and cell cycle progression, by regulating actin cytoskeletal dynamics and cell …

Rho GTPase signaling in cancer progression and dissemination

E Crosas-Molist, R Samain… - Physiological …, 2022 - journals.physiology.org
Rho GTPases are a family of small G proteins that regulate a wide array of cellular
processes related to their key roles controlling the cytoskeleton. Cancer is a multistep …

[HTML][HTML] Targeting Rho GTPase signaling networks in cancer

NS Clayton, AJ Ridley - Frontiers in cell and developmental biology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
As key regulators of cytoskeletal dynamics, Rho GTPases coordinate a wide range of
cellular processes, including cell polarity, cell migration, and cell cycle progression. The …

Rho GTPases: functions and association with cancer

SIJ Ellenbroek, JG Collard - Clinical & experimental metastasis, 2007 - Springer
Rho GTPases are small proteins that act as binary molecular switches in a wide range of
signalling pathways upon stimulation of cell surface receptors. Three different classes of …

[HTML][HTML] Regulation of Rho GTPases by RhoGDIs in human cancers

HJ Cho, JT Kim, KE Baek, BY Kim, HG Lee - Cells, 2019 - mdpi.com
Rho GDP dissociation inhibitors (RhoGDIs) play important roles in various cellular
processes, including cell migration, adhesion, and proliferation, by regulating the functions …

[HTML][HTML] Rho family GTPases regulate mammary epithelium cell growth and metastasis through distinguishable pathways

B Bouzahzah, C Albanese, F Ahmed, F Pixley… - Molecular …, 2001 - Springer
Background Relatively few genes have been shown to directly affect the metastatic
phenotype of breast cancer epithelial cells in vivo. The Rho family of proteins, including the …

Rho GTPases: signaling, migration, and invasion

AAP Schmitz, EE Govek, B Böttner… - Experimental cell research, 2000 - Elsevier
The acquisition of a motile and invasive phenotype is an important step in the development
of tumors and ultimately metastasis. This step requires the abrogation of cell–cell contacts …

Rho GTPases modulate malignant transformation of tumor cells

JL Orgaz, C Herraiz, V Sanz-Moreno - Small GTPases, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
Rho GTPases are involved in the acquisition of all the hallmarks of cancer, which comprise 6
biological capabilities acquired during the development of human tumors. The hallmarks …