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 …

Targeting rac and Cdc42 GTPases in cancer

MM Maldonado, S Dharmawardhane - Cancer research, 2018 - AACR
Rac and Cdc42 are small GTPases that have been linked to multiple human cancers and
are implicated in epithelial to mesenchymal transition, cell-cycle progression …

DOCK2 is involved in the host genetics and biology of severe COVID-19

H Namkoong, R Edahiro, T Takano, H Nishihara… - Nature, 2022 - nature.com
Identifying the host genetic factors underlying severe COVID-19 is an emerging challenge,,,–
. Here we conducted a genome-wide association study (GWAS) involving 2,393 cases of …

Inherited DOCK2 deficiency in patients with early-onset invasive infections

K Dobbs, C Domínguez Conde, SY Zhang… - … England Journal of …, 2015 - Mass Medical Soc
Background Combined immunodeficiencies are marked by inborn errors of T-cell immunity
in which the T cells that are present are quantitatively or functionally deficient. Impaired …

Targeting the small GTPase superfamily through their regulatory proteins

JL Gray, F von Delft, PE Brennan - … Chemie International Edition, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The Ras superfamily of small GTPases are guanine‐nucleotide‐dependent switches
essential for numerous cellular processes. Mutations or dysregulation of these proteins are …

Targeting Rac and Cdc42 GEFs in metastatic cancer

MDM Maldonado, JI Medina, L Velazquez… - Frontiers in cell and …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
The Rho family GTPases Rho, Rac, and Cdc42 have emerged as key players in cancer
metastasis, due to their essential roles in regulating cell division and actin cytoskeletal …

SULT2B1-CS-DOCK2 axis regulates effector T-cell exhaustion in HCC microenvironment

S Wang, R Wang, N Xu, X Wei, Y Yang, Z Lian… - Hepatology, 2023 - journals.lww.com
Conclusions: This study indicates that DOCK2 controls CD8+ T-cell infiltration in HCC, and
cholesterol sulfate synthesized by sulfotransferase 2B1 in tumor cells promotes effector T …

Exocrine gland–resident memory CD8+ T cells use mechanosensing for tissue surveillance

N Ruef, J Martínez Magdaleno, X Ficht… - Science …, 2023 - science.org
Tissue-resident CD8+ T cells (TRM) continuously scan peptide-MHC (pMHC) complexes in
their organ of residence to intercept microbial invaders. Recent data showed that TRM …

Rac-specific guanine nucleotide exchange factor DOCK1 is a critical regulator of HER2-mediated breast cancer metastasis

M Laurin, J Huber, A Pelletier… - Proceedings of the …, 2013 - National Acad Sciences
Progression of solid tumors to the metastatic stage is accountable for the majority of cancer-
related deaths. Further understanding of the molecular mechanisms governing metastasis is …

Targeting Ras-driven cancer cell survival and invasion through selective inhibition of DOCK1

H Tajiri, T Uruno, T Shirai, D Takaya, S Matsunaga… - Cell reports, 2017 - cell.com
Oncogenic Ras plays a key role in cancer initiation but also contributes to malignant
phenotypes by stimulating nutrient uptake and promoting invasive migration. Because these …