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Atypical Rho GTPases RhoD and Rif integrate cytoskeletal dynamics and membrane trafficking

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From the journal Biological Chemistry

Abstract

The Rho GTPases are essential regulators of basic cellular processes, including cell migration, cell contraction and cell division. Most studies still involve just the three canonical members, RhoA, Rac1 and Cdc42, although the Rho GTPases comprise at least 20 members. The aim of this review is to highlight some of the recent advances in our knowledge regarding the less-studied Rho members, with the focus on RhoD and Rif. The phenotypic alterations to cell behaviour that are triggered by RhoD and Rif suggest that they have unique impacts on cytoskeletal dynamics that distinguish them from the well-studied members of the Rho GTPases. In addition, RhoD has a role in the regulation of intracellular transport of vesicles. Taken together, the available data indicate that RhoD and Rif have functions as master regulators in the integration of cytoskeletal reorganisation and membrane trafficking.


Corresponding author: Pontus Aspenström, Department of Microbiology, Tumor and Cell Biology, Karolinska Institutet, Box 280, Nobels Väg 16, S-171 77 Stockholm, Sweden, e-mail:

Acknowledgments

The author is supported by the Karolinska Institutet, the Swedish Cancer Society, and the Swedish Research Council.

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Received: 2013-12-17
Accepted: 2014-3-11
Published Online: 2014-3-13
Published in Print: 2014-5-1

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