Rac-ing to the plasma membrane
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Rac-ing to the plasma membrane
The functional cycle of the Rac1 GTPase involves a large number of steps, including post-translational processing, cytosolic sequestration by RhoGDIs, translocation to specific subcellular localizations, activation by GDP/GTP exchange, inactivation by GTP hydrolysis, and re-formation of cytosolic Rac1/RhoGDI inhibitory complexes. Here, we summarize the current knowledge about the regulation of ...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Small GTPases
سال: 2012
ISSN: 2154-1248,2154-1256
DOI: 10.4161/sgtp.19111