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Showing 1 to 5 of 5 for “"Rho GEF"”.
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The Role of Vav-1, Vav-2 and Lsc in NK T cell development and NK cell cytotoxicity
The hematopoietic-specific Rho-family GTP exchange factor (GEF) Vav-1 is a regulator of lymphocyte antigen receptor signaling and mediates normal maturation and activation of B and T cells. Recent findings suggest that Vav-1 also forms part of signaling pathways required for natural and antibody …
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Regulation of Net1A Subcellular Localization By The Small Gtpase Rac1
<p>Activation of Rho family small G proteins is thought to be a critical event in breast cancer development and metastatic progression. Rho protein activation is stimulated by a family of enzymes known as guanine nucleotide exchange factors (Rho GEFs). The neuroepithelioma transforming gene 1 …
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Mechanisms underlying rapid activity-dependent structural plasticity at Drosophila neuromuscular junctions
… synaptic growth by regulating the levels of the Rho GEF trio, a transcriptional output of BMP-Smad signaling. In a parallel pathway, we find that the BMP type 11 receptor Wit signals through the effector protein LIM domain kinasel (Limk) to regulate bouton budding. Limk interfaces with structural …
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Molecular Mechanisms Regulating Fate Determination of Cerebral Cortex Precursors
… In the second part of this thesis, a novel Rho-regulatory pathway which includes the Rho-GEF Lfc and its negative regulator Tctex-1 were also found to regulate neurogenesis, potentially by directing mitotic spindle orientation during precursor divisions, thereby regulating the symmetric and …
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Identification and characterization of genetic interactors of the Rho Guanine-nucleotide exchange factor Pebble in <em>Drosophila</em>
The gene pebble (pbl) encodes a Rho GEF required for the migration of mesoderm cells during Drosophila gastrulation. The spreading of mesoderm cells is controlled by the FGF signalling pathway acting through the FGF receptor Heartless (Htl). Pbl represents an important downstream component of this …