The on-off relationship of Rho and Rac during integrin-mediated adhesion and cell migration

CD Lawson, K Burridge - Small GTPases, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
Rho GTPases play an essential role in regulating cell spreading, adhesion, and migration
downstream of integrin engagement with the extracellular matrix. In this review, we focus on …

[HTML][HTML] Fixing the GAP: The role of RhoGAPs in cancer

G Kreider-Letterman, NM Carr… - European journal of cell …, 2022 - Elsevier
Cancer progression and metastasis are processes that involve significant cellular changes.
Many of these changes include alterations in the activity of the Rho GTPase family of …

Deciphering the molecular and functional basis of RHOGAP family proteins: a systematic approach toward selective inactivation of RHO family proteins

E Amin, M Jaiswal, U Derewenda, K Reis… - Journal of Biological …, 2016 - ASBMB
RHO GTPase-activating proteins (RHOGAPs) are one of the major classes of regulators of
the RHO-related protein family that are crucial in many cellular processes, motility …

Rho GTPase transcriptome analysis reveals oncogenic roles for Rho GTPase-activating proteins in basal-like breast cancers

CD Lawson, C Fan, N Mitin, NM Baker, SD George… - Cancer research, 2016 - AACR
The basal-like breast cancer (BLBC) subtype accounts for a disproportionately high
percentage of overall breast cancer mortality. The current therapeutic options for BLBC need …

Rac GTPase activating protein 1 promotes oncogenic progression of epithelial ovarian cancer

C Wang, W Wang, Y Liu, M Yong, Y Yang… - Cancer …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Rac GTPase activating protein 1 (RacGAP1) can regulate cytokinesis and cell differentiation.
The oncogenic role of RacGAP1 has been partially studied in gastric cancer, colorectal …

Turning platelets off and on: role of RhoGAPs and RhoGEFs in platelet activity

SP Comer - Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Platelet cytoskeletal reorganisation is a critical component of platelet activation and
thrombus formation in haemostasis. The Rho GTPases RhoA, Rac1 and Cdc42 are the …

[HTML][HTML] DLC1 is the principal biologically-relevant down-regulated DLC family member in several cancers

D Wang, X Qian, M Rajaram, ME Durkin, DR Lowy - Oncotarget, 2016 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The RHO family of RAS-related GTPases in tumors may be activated by reduced levels of
RHO GTPase accelerating proteins (GAPs). One common mechanism is decreased …

Protooncogenic Role of ARHGAP11A and ARHGAP11B in Invasive Ductal Carcinoma: Two Promising Breast Cancer Biomarkers

Y Naeimzadeh, S Ilbeigi, H Dastsooz… - BioMed Research …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Invasive duct carcinoma (IDC) is one of the most common types of breast cancer (BC) in
women worldwide, with a high risk of malignancy, metastasis, recurrence, and death. So far …

Blockade of ARHGAP11A reverses malignant progress via inactivating Rac1B in hepatocellular carcinoma

B Dai, X Zhang, R Shang, J Wang, X Yang… - Cell Communication and …, 2018 - Springer
Background The molecular signaling events involving in high malignancy and poor
prognosis of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) are extremely complicated. Blockade of …

Filling GAPs in our knowledge: ARHGAP11A and RACGAP1 act as oncogenes in basal-like breast cancers

CD Lawson, CJ Der - Small GTPases, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Like RAS proteins, the aberrant function of RHO family small GTPases has been implicated
in driving cancer development and growth. However, unlike the RAS family, where gain-of …