RhoA signaling in neurodegenerative diseases

SI Schmidt, M Blaabjerg, K Freude, M Meyer - Cells, 2022 - mdpi.com
Ras homolog gene family member A (RhoA) is a small GTPase of the Rho family involved in
regulating multiple signal transduction pathways that influence a diverse range of cellular …

Rho GTPases as therapeutic targets in Alzheimer's disease

BJ Aguilar, Y Zhu, Q Lu - Alzheimer's research & therapy, 2017 - Springer
The progress we have made in understanding Alzheimer's disease (AD) pathogenesis has
led to the identification of several novel pathways and potential therapeutic targets. Rho …

Rho family GTPases: key players in neuronal development, neuronal survival, and neurodegeneration

TR Stankiewicz, DA Linseman - Frontiers in cellular neuroscience, 2014 - frontiersin.org
The Rho family of GTPases belongs to the Ras superfamily of low molecular weight (∼ 21
kDa) guanine nucleotide binding proteins. The most extensively studied members are RhoA …

Altered distribution of RhoA in Alzheimer's disease and AβPP overexpressing mice

G Huesa, MA Baltrons… - Journal of …, 2010 - content.iospress.com
RhoGTPases control cytoskeleton dynamics thereby modulating synaptic plasticity. Because
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is characterized by synaptic dysfunction, we sought to determine …

[PDF][PDF] Diverse roles of Rho family GTPases in neuronal development, survival, and death

DA Linseman, FA Loucks - Front Biosci, 2008 - academia.edu
Introduction 3. Rho GTPase effectors 3.1. Rac/Cdc42/PAK 3.2. Rho/ROCK 3.3. Cdc42/ACK
4. Rho GTPases, neuronal growth cone dynamics, and dendritic spine morphogenesis 5 …

Physiological roles of Rho and Rho effectors in mammals

D Thumkeo, S Watanabe, S Narumiya - European journal of cell biology, 2013 - Elsevier
Rho GTPase is a master regulator controlling cytoskeleton in multiple contexts such as cell
migration, adhesion and cytokinesis. Of several Rho GTPases in mammals, the best …

Rho signaling research: history, current status and future directions

S Narumiya, D Thumkeo - FEBS letters, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
One of the main research areas in biology from the mid‐1980s through the 1990s was the
elucidation of signaling pathways governing cell responses. These studies brought, among …

The role of Rho GTPases in disease development

B Boettner, L Van Aelst - Gene, 2002 - Elsevier
The functionality and efficacy of Rho GTPase signaling is pivotal for a plethora of biological
processes. Due to the integral nature of these molecules, the dysregulation of their activities …

Role of RhoA-ROCK signaling in Parkinson's disease

M Iyer, MD Subramaniam, D Venkatesan… - European journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Parkinson's disease (PD) is a complex and widespread neurodegenerative disease
characterized by depletion of midbrain dopaminergic (DA) neurons. Key issues are the …

Direct activation of RhoA by reactive oxygen species requires a redox-sensitive motif

A Aghajanian, ES Wittchen, SL Campbell, K Burridge - PloS one, 2009 - journals.plos.org
Background Rho family GTPases are critical regulators of the cytoskeleton and affect cell
migration, cell-cell adhesion, and cell-matrix adhesion. As with all GTPases, their activity is …