[HTML][HTML] Rho GTPases as therapeutic targets in cancer

GA Cardama, N González… - International …, 2017 - spandidos-publications.com
Rho GTPases are key molecular switches controlling the transduction of external signals to
cytoplasmic and nuclear effectors. In the last few years, the development of genetic and …

CDKL5 deficiency disorder: molecular insights and mechanisms of pathogenicity to fast-track therapeutic development

NJ Van Bergen, S Massey, A Quigley… - Biochemical Society …, 2022 - portlandpress.com
CDKL5 deficiency disorder (CDD) is an X-linked brain disorder of young children and is
caused by pathogenic variants in the cyclin-dependent kinase-like 5 (CDKL5) gene …

[HTML][HTML] mTORC2–NDRG1–CDC42 axis couples fasting to mitochondrial fission

N Martinez-Lopez, P Mattar, M Toledo, H Bains… - Nature Cell …, 2023 - nature.com
Fasting triggers diverse physiological adaptations including increases in circulating fatty
acids and mitochondrial respiration to facilitate organismal survival. The mechanisms driving …

The Ras GTPase‐activating‐like protein IQGAP1 bridges Gasdermin D to the ESCRT system to promote IL‐1β release via exosomes

Y Liao, X Chen, W Miller‐Little, H Wang… - The EMBO …, 2023 - embopress.org
IL‐1β can exit the cytosol as an exosomal cargo following inflammasome activation in
intestinal epithelial cells (IECs) in a Gasdermin D (GSDMD)‐dependent manner. The …

[HTML][HTML] Role of IQGAP1 in Carcinogenesis

T Wei, PF Lambert - Cancers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary IQ motif-containing GTPase-activating protein 1 (IQGAP1) is a signal
scaffolding protein that regulates a range of cellular activities by facilitating signal …

[HTML][HTML] Advances in HIV-1 assembly

G Lerner, N Weaver, B Anokhin, P Spearman - Viruses, 2022 - mdpi.com
The assembly of HIV-1 particles is a concerted and dynamic process that takes place on the
plasma membrane of infected cells. An abundance of recent discoveries has advanced our …

[HTML][HTML] Regulation of Phosphoinositide Signaling by Scaffolds at Cytoplasmic Membranes

T Wen, N Thapa, VL Cryns, RA Anderson - Biomolecules, 2023 - mdpi.com
Cytoplasmic phosphoinositides (PI) are critical regulators of the membrane–cytosol interface
that control a myriad of cellular functions despite their low abundance among phospholipids …

[HTML][HTML] A novel homeostatic mechanism tunes PI (4, 5) P2-dependent signaling at the plasma membrane

RC Wills, CP Doyle, JP Zewe, J Pacheco… - Journal of Cell …, 2023 - journals.biologists.com
ABSTRACT The lipid molecule phosphatidylinositol (4, 5)-bisphosphate [PI (4, 5) P 2]
controls all aspects of plasma membrane (PM) function in animal cells, from its selective …

[HTML][HTML] HIV Infection: Shaping the Complex, Dynamic, and Interconnected Network of the Cytoskeleton

R Cabrera-Rodríguez, S Pérez-Yanes… - International journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
HIV-1 has evolved a plethora of strategies to overcome the cytoskeletal barrier (ie, actin and
intermediate filaments (AFs and IFs) and microtubules (MTs)) to achieve the viral cycle. HIV …

Cdc42 functions as a regulatory node for tumour‐derived microvesicle biogenesis

J Wang, X Zhuang, KS Greene, H Si… - Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Tumour‐derived microvesicles (MVs) serve as critical mediators of cell‐to‐cell
communication in the tumour microenvironment. So far, the underlying mechanisms of MV …