[HTML][HTML] A current overview of RhoA, RhoB, and RhoC functions in vascular biology and pathology

R Eckenstaler, M Hauke, RA Benndorf - Biochemical Pharmacology, 2022 - Elsevier
The Rho subfamily members of Rho GTPases, RhoA, RhoB, and RhoC, are key regulators
of signal transduction in a variety of cellular processes, including regulation of actomyosin …

Conformational regulation of AP1 and AP2 clathrin adaptor complexes

GM Beacham, EA Partlow, G Hollopeter - Traffic, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Heterotetrameric clathrin adaptor protein complexes (APs) orchestrate the formation of
coated vesicles for transport among organelles of the cell periphery. AP1 binds membranes …

Structure of an inactive conformation of GTP-bound RhoA GTPase

Y Lin, S Lu, J Zhang, Y Zheng - Structure, 2021 - cell.com
By using 31 P NMR, we present evidence that the Rho family GTPase RhoA, similar to Ras
GTPases, exists in an equilibrium of conformations when bound to GTP. High-resolution …

Implications of farnesyltransferase and its inhibitors as a promising strategy for cancer therapy

SG Klochkov, ME Neganova, NS Yarla… - Seminars in cancer …, 2019 - Elsevier
Ras proteins have been reported to play key role in oncologic diseases. Ras proteins are
associated with cellular membranes for its carcinogenic activities through post-translational …

Oncogenic mutations on Rac1 affect global intrinsic dynamics underlying GTP and PAK1 binding

SE Acuner, F Sumbul, H Torun, T Haliloglu - Biophysical journal, 2021 - cell.com
Rac1 is a small member of the Rho GTPase family. One of the most important downstream
effectors of Rac1 is a serine/threonine kinase, p21-activated kinase 1 (PAK1). Mutational …

In silico identification and characterization of small-molecule inhibitors specific to RhoG/Rac1 signaling pathway

P Dipankar, P Kumar, PP Sarangi - Journal of biomolecular …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Rho family GTPases serve as molecular switches in numerous cellular processes, and their
overexpression is involved in disease conditions. RhoG is one of the less explored Rho …

Role of Rho guanine nucleotide exchange factors in non-small cell lung cancer

RJ Zeng, WJ Xie, CW Zheng, WX Chen, SM Wang… - …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Conventionally, Rho guanine nucleotide exchange factors (GEFs) are known activators of
Rho guanosine triphosphatases (GTPases) that promote tumorigenesis. However, the role …

Common mechanism of activated catalysis in P-loop fold nucleoside triphosphatases—United in diversity

MI Kozlova, DN Shalaeva, DV Dibrova… - Biomolecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
To clarify the obscure hydrolysis mechanism of ubiquitous P-loop-fold nucleoside
triphosphatases (Walker NTPases), we analysed the structures of 3136 catalytic sites with …

Leveraging Bidirectional Nature of Allostery To Inhibit Protein–Protein Interactions (PPIs): A Case Study of PCSK9–LDLR Interaction

K Sinha, I Basu, Z Shah, S Shah… - Journal of Chemical …, 2024 - ACS Publications
The protein PCSK9 (proprotein convertase subtilisin/Kexin type 9) negatively regulates the
recycling of LDLR (low-density lipoprotein receptor), leading to an elevated plasma level of …

Role of Calcium in Modulating the Conformational Landscape and Peptide Binding Induced Closing of Calmodulin

C Ghosh, B Jana - The Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 2021 - ACS Publications
Metal ions play an essential role in several cellular functions. Calcium is a ubiquitous
regulator and is involved in numerous physiological processes. A class of proteins have …