Subcellular Colocalization of Rho GTPase TCL with Rab Family GTPases

Rho family GTPases.

Rho GTPases comprise a family of molecular switches that control signal transduction pathways in eukaryotic cells. A conformational change induced upon binding GTP promotes an interaction with target (effector) proteins to generate a cellular response. A highly conserved function of Rho GTPases from yeast to humans is to control the actin cytoskeleton, although, in addition, they promote a wide...

SnapShot: Rho Family GTPases

Rho RhoA (RHOA) Plasma membrane (PM) and cytosol/­ geranylgeranylation (GG), phosphorylation (PH), ubiquitination (Ub)

Characterization of TCL, a new GTPase of the rho family related to TC10 andCcdc42.

GTPases of the Rho family control a wide variety of cellular processes such as cell morphology, motility, proliferation, differentiation, and apoptosis. We report here the characterization of a new Rho member, which shares 85% and 78% amino acid similarity to TC10 and Cdc42, respectively. This GTPase, termed as TC10-like (TCL) is encoded by an unexpectedly large locus, made of five exons spanni...

A built-in arginine finger triggers the self-stimulatory GTPase-activating activity of rho family GTPases.

Signal transduction through the Rho family GTPases requires regulated cycling of the GTPases between the active GTP-bound state and the inactive GDP-bound state. Rho family members containing an arginine residue at position 186 in the C-terminal polybasic region were found to possess a self-stimulatory GTPase-activating protein (GAP) activity through homophilic interaction, resulting in signifi...

Subcellular localization of Rho GTPases: implications for axon regeneration