The Rho-family GEF Asef2 activates Rac to modulate adhesion and actin dynamics and thereby regulate cell migration

Journal of Cell Science

Volumn 122, Issue 24, 2009, Pages 4535-4546

  Bristow, Jeanne M ^a   Sellers, Meredith H ^a   Majumdar, Devi ^a   Anderson, Bridget ^a   Hu, Lan ^a   Webb, Donna J ^a,b  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Actin; Adhesion dynamics; Cell migration; Rho family GTPases

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; PHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOL 3 KINASE; PROTEIN ASEF2; PROTEIN CDC42; RAC PROTEIN; RAC1 PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CELL ADHESION; CELL MIGRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ASSEMBLY; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN METABOLISM; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ACTINS; CDC42 GTP-BINDING PROTEIN; CELL ADHESION; CELL LINE, TUMOR; CELL MOVEMENT; GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE EXCHANGE FACTORS; HUMANS; RAC1 GTP-BINDING PROTEIN;

EID: 71449101886     PISSN: 00219533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jcs.053728     Document Type: Article

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