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ArticleThe EMBO journal2001

The Dictyostelium Bcr/Abr-related protein DRG regulates both Rac- and Rab-dependent pathways.

M L Knetsch, N Schäfers, H Horstmann, D J Manstein

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Article in The EMBO journal, 2001. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8citing papers in PubMed
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4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

M L KnetschDepartment of Biophysics, Max-Planck-Institute for Medical Research, D-69120 Heidelberg, Germany.
N Schäfers
H Horstmann
D J Manstein
Max Planck Society · DE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Dictyostelium discoideum DdRacGap1 (DRG) contains both Rho-GEF and Rho-GAP domains, a feature it shares with mammalian Bcr and Abr. To elucidate the physiological role of this multifunctional protein, we characterized the enzymatic activity of recombinant DRG fragments in vitro, created DRG-null cells, and studied the function of the protein in vivo by analysing the phenotypic changes displayed by DRG-depleted cells and DRG-null cells complemented with DRG or DRG fragments. Our results show that DRG-GEF modulates F-actin dynamics and cAMP-induced F-actin formation via Rac1-dependent signalling pathways. DRG's RacE-GAP activity is required for proper cytokinesis to occur. Additionally, we provide evidence that the specificity of DRG is not limited to members of the Rho family of small GTPases. A recombinant DRG-GAP accelerates the GTP hydrolysis of RabD 30-fold in vitro and our complementation studies show that DRG-GAP activity is required for the RabD-dependent regulation of the contractile vacuole system in Dictyostelium.

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Protein-Tyrosine KinasesSignal TransductionAnimalsDictyosteliumGTPase-Activating ProteinsGuanine Nucleotide Exchange FactorsProteinsProto-Oncogene ProteinsProto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcrrab GTP-Binding Proteinsrac GTP-Binding ProteinsRho Guanine Nucleotide Exchange FactorsGTPase-Activating ProteinsGuanine Nucleotide Exchange FactorsProteinsProtein-Tyrosine KinasesProto-Oncogene ProteinsProto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcrrab GTP-Binding Proteinsrac GTP-Binding Proteinsrho GTPase-activating proteinRho Guanine Nucleotide Exchange Factors

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PMID11285226
PMCPMC145496
OpenAlexW2018418521

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