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Cdc42 - the centre of polarity [PDF]
Journal of Cell Science, 2004 All cell types polarize, at least transiently, during division or to generate specialized shapes and functions. This capacity extends from yeast to mammals, and it is now clear that many features of the molecular mechanisms controlling polarization are conserved in all eukaryotic cells.
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Identification of the Region in Cdc42 That Confers the Binding Specificity to Activated Cdc42-associated Kinase [PDF]
Journal of Biological Chemistry, 2004 The Rho family small G-protein Cdc42 has been implicated in a diversity of biological functions. Multiple downstream effectors have been identified. How Cdc42 discriminates the interaction with its multiple downstream effectors is not known. Activated Cdc42-associated tyrosine kinase (ACK) is a very specific effector of Cdc42.
Yan, Gu +3 more
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CDC42 regulates PYRIN inflammasome assembly [PDF]
Cell Reports, 2022 The PYRIN inflammasome pathway is part of the innate immune response against invading pathogens. Unprovoked continuous activation of the PYRIN inflammasome drives autoinflammation and underlies several autoinflammatory diseases, including familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) syndrome.
Lotte Spel +5 more
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Journal of Cell Biology, 2015 In 1990, John Pringle and colleagues identified the small GTPase and demonstrated its role in yeast cell polarization.
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Cdc42 Effector Protein 3 Interacts With Cdc42 in Regulating Xenopus Somite Segmentation [PDF]
Frontiers in Physiology, 2019 Somitogenesis is a critical process during vertebrate development that establishes the segmented body plan and gives rise to the vertebra, skeletal muscles, and dermis. While segmentation clock and wave front mechanisms have been elucidated to control the size and time of somite formation, regulation of the segmentation process that physically ...
Mary Kho +4 more
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Rho GTPases and their downstream effectors in megakaryocyte biology
Platelets, 2019 Megakaryocytes differentiate from hematopoietic stem cells in the bone marrow. The transition of megakaryocytes to platelets is a complex process. Thereby, megakaryocytes extend proplatelets into sinusoidal blood vessels, where the proplatelets undergo ...
Irina Pleines +2 more
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Essential role of Cdc42 in Ras-induced transformation revealed by gene targeting. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2012 The ras proto-oncogene is one of the most frequently mutated genes in human cancer. However, given the prevalence of activating mutations in Ras and its association with aggressive forms of cancer, attempts to therapeutically target aberrant Ras ...
Kristy R Stengel, Yi Zheng
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Cell-cell and cell-matrix adhesion in survival and metastasis: Stat3 versus Akt
Biomolecular Concepts, 2015 Both cell-cell and cell-matrix adhesion are important for epithelial cell differentiation and function. Classical cadherins mediate cell to cell interactions and are potent activators of the signal transducer and activator of transcription (Stat3 ...
Niit Maximilian +6 more
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Stem Cell Research & Therapy, 2023 Background CDC42 is a member of Rho GTPase family, acting as a molecular switch to regulate cytoskeleton organization and junction maturation of epithelium in organ development.
Tao Zhou +6 more
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Rho Family GTPases in Fission Yeast Cytokinesis
Communicative & Integrative Biology, 2019 During cytokinesis, actomyosin ring constriction drives furrow formation. In animal cells, Rho GTPases drive this process through the positioning and assembly of the actomyosin ring, and through extracellular matrix remodeling within the furrow.
Brian Hercyk, Maitreyi Das
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