DEF6, a novel PH-DH-like domain protein, is an upstream activator of the Rho GTPases Rac1, Cdc42, and RhoA

Experimental Cell Research

Volumn 294, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 335-344

  Mavrakis, Konstantinos J ^a   McKinlay, Karen J ^a   Jones, Peter ^a   Sablitzky, Fred ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Filopodia; Guanine nucleotide exchange factor; Lamellipodia membrane ruffling; Rho GTPase; Stress fibers

Indexed keywords

DEF6 PROTEIN; PROTEIN; PROTEIN CDC42; RAC1 PROTEIN; RHO GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN; RHOA GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR AP 1; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL MOTION; CELL POLARITY; CELL SHAPE; CELL STIMULATION; CELL STRAIN 3T3; CELL STRAIN COS7; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVATION; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; MUTANT; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN POLYMERIZATION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STRESS FIBER;

EID: 1542269066     PISSN: 00144827     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yexcr.2003.12.004     Document Type: Article

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