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 …

The RHO family GTPases: mechanisms of regulation and signaling

N Mosaddeghzadeh, MR Ahmadian - Cells, 2021 - mdpi.com
Much progress has been made toward deciphering RHO GTPase functions, and many
studies have convincingly demonstrated that altered signal transduction through RHO …

Genetically encoded fluorescent biosensors illuminate the spatiotemporal regulation of signaling networks

EC Greenwald, S Mehta, J Zhang - Chemical reviews, 2018 - ACS Publications
Cellular signaling networks are the foundation which determines the fate and function of
cells as they respond to various cues and stimuli. The discovery of fluorescent proteins over …

Regulating Rho GTPases and their regulators

RG Hodge, AJ Ridley - Nature reviews Molecular cell biology, 2016 - nature.com
Rho GTPases regulate cytoskeletal and cell adhesion dynamics and thereby coordinate a
wide range of cellular processes, including cell migration, cell polarity and cell cycle …

Protein lipidation: occurrence, mechanisms, biological functions, and enabling technologies

H Jiang, X Zhang, X Chen, P Aramsangtienchai… - Chemical …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Protein lipidation, including cysteine prenylation, N-terminal glycine myristoylation, cysteine
palmitoylation, and serine and lysine fatty acylation, occurs in many proteins in eukaryotic …

Protein interactions at endothelial junctions and signaling mechanisms regulating endothelial permeability

YA Komarova, K Kruse, D Mehta, AB Malik - Circulation research, 2017 - Am Heart Assoc
The monolayer of endothelial cells lining the vessel wall forms a semipermeable barrier (in
all tissue except the relatively impermeable blood–brain and inner retinal barriers) that …

Protein prenylation: unique fats make their mark on biology

M Wang, PJ Casey - Nature reviews Molecular cell biology, 2016 - nature.com
The modification of eukaryotic proteins by isoprenoid lipids, which is known as prenylation,
controls the localization and activity of a range of proteins that have crucial functions in …

Regulation of small gtpases by gefs, gaps, and gdis

J Cherfils, M Zeghouf - Physiological reviews, 2013 - journals.physiology.org
Small GTPases use GDP/GTP alternation to actuate a variety of functional switches that are
pivotal for cell dynamics. The GTPase switch is turned on by GEFs, which stimulate …

Regulating the regulator: post-translational modification of RAS

IM Ahearn, K Haigis, D Bar-Sagi… - Nature reviews Molecular …, 2012 - nature.com
RAS proteins are monomeric GTPases that act as binary molecular switches to regulate a
wide range of cellular processes. The exchange of GTP for GDP on RAS is regulated by …

The guanine nucleotide-binding switch in three dimensions

IR Vetter, A Wittinghofer - Science, 2001 - science.org
Guanine nucleotide–binding proteins regulate a variety of processes, including sensual
perception, protein synthesis, various transport processes, and cell growth and …