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 …

G Protein‐Coupled receptors and heterotrimeric G proteins as cancer drivers

N Arang, JS Gutkind - FEBS letters, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
G protein‐coupled receptors (GPCRs) and heterotrimeric G proteins play central roles in a
diverse array of cellular processes. As such, dysregulation of GPCRs and their coupled …

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 …

G-protein-coupled receptors and signaling networks: emerging paradigms

MJ Marinissen, JS Gutkind - Trends in pharmacological sciences, 2001 - cell.com
G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) constitute the largest family of cell-surface molecules
involved in signal transmission. These receptors play key physiological roles and their …

G-protein signaling: back to the future

CR McCudden, MD Hains, RJ Kimple… - Cellular and molecular …, 2005 - Springer
Heterotrimeric G-proteins are intracellular partners of G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs).
GPCRs act on inactive Gα· GDP/Gβγ heterotrimers to promote GDP release and GTP …

G protein regulation of MAPK networks

ZG Goldsmith, DN Dhanasekaran - Oncogene, 2007 - nature.com
G proteins provide signal-coupling mechanisms to heptahelical cell surface receptors and
are critically involved in the regulation of different mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) …

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 …

Dbl family guanine nucleotide exchange factors

Y Zheng - Trends in biochemical sciences, 2001 - cell.com
The Dbl family of guanine nucleotide exchange factors are multifunctional molecules that
transduce diverse intracellular signals leading to the activation of Rho GTPases. The …

Regulators of G-protein signalling as new central nervous system drug targets

RR Neubig, DP Siderovski - Nature Reviews Drug Discovery, 2002 - nature.com
G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) are major targets for drug discovery. The regulator of
G-protein signalling (RGS)-protein family has important roles in GPCR signal transduction …

Rho GTPases modulate malignant transformation of tumor cells

JL Orgaz, C Herraiz, V Sanz-Moreno - Small GTPases, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
Rho GTPases are involved in the acquisition of all the hallmarks of cancer, which comprise 6
biological capabilities acquired during the development of human tumors. The hallmarks …