Ca2+ Sensitivity of Smooth Muscle and Nonmuscle Myosin II: Modulated by G Proteins, Kinases, and Myosin Phosphatase

AP Somlyo, AV Somlyo - Physiological reviews, 2003 - journals.physiology.org
Somlyo, Andrew P., and Avril V. Somlyo. Ca2+ Sensitivity of Smooth Muscle and Nonmuscle
Myosin II: Modulated by G Proteins, Kinases, and Myosin Phosphatase. Physiol Rev 83 …

GEF means go: turning on RHO GTPases with guanine nucleotide-exchange factors

KL Rossman, CJ Der, J Sondek - Nature reviews Molecular cell biology, 2005 - nature.com
Guanine nucleotide-exchange factors (GEFs) are directly responsible for the activation of
Rho-family GTPases in response to diverse extracellular stimuli, and ultimately regulate …

Guanine nucleotide exchange factors for Rho GTPases: turning on the switch

A Schmidt, A Hall - Genes & development, 2002 - genesdev.cshlp.org
Rho GTPases control many aspects of cell behavior through the regulation of multiple signal
transduction pathways (Van Aelst and D'Souza-Schorey 1997; Hall 1998). Rho, Rac, and …

[HTML][HTML] Rac and Rho GTPases in cancer cell motility control

M Parri, P Chiarugi - Cell communication and signaling, 2010 - Springer
Rho GTPases represent a family of small GTP-binding proteins involved in cell cytoskeleton
organization, migration, transcription, and proliferation. A common theme of these processes …

The role of the Rho GTPases in neuronal development

EE Govek, SE Newey, L Van Aelst - Genes & development, 2005 - genesdev.cshlp.org
Our brain serves as a center for cognitive function and neurons within the brain relay and
store information about our surroundings and experiences. Modulation of this complex …

[HTML][HTML] Rac1, a potential target for tumor therapy

J Liang, L Oyang, S Rao, Y Han, X Luo, P Yi… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
RAS-related C3 botulinum toxin substrate 1 (Rac. 1) is one of the important members of Rho
GTPases. It is well known that Rac1 is a cytoskeleton regulation protein that regulates cell …

Gene expression-based classification of malignant gliomas correlates better with survival than histological classification

CL Nutt, DR Mani, RA Betensky, P Tamayo… - Cancer research, 2003 - AACR
In modern clinical neuro-oncology, histopathological diagnosis affects therapeutic decisions
and prognostic estimation more than any other variable. Among high-grade gliomas …

GTP‐binding proteins of the Rho/Rac family: regulation, effectors and functions in vivo

XR Bustelo, V Sauzeau, IM Berenjeno - Bioessays, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Rho/Rac proteins constitute a subgroup of the Ras superfamily of GTP hydrolases. Although
originally implicated in the control of cytoskeletal events, it is currently known that these …

Rac1 GTPase: a “Rac” of all trades

EE Bosco, JC Mulloy, Y Zheng - Cellular and molecular life sciences, 2009 - Springer
Rac1, a member of the Rho family of GTPases, is an intracellular transducer known to
regulate multiple signaling pathways that control cytoskeleton organization, transcription …

[HTML][HTML] Rational design of small molecule inhibitors targeting RhoA subfamily Rho GTPases

X Shang, F Marchioni, N Sipes, CR Evelyn… - Chemistry & biology, 2012 - cell.com
Rho GTPases have been implicated in diverse cellular functions and are potential
therapeutic targets. By virtual screening, we have identified a Rho-specific inhibitor, Rhosin …