Regulation of Cell Morphology and Migration by a Rho GTPase Activating Protein FilGAP | Zendy

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Regulation of Cell Morphology and Migration by a Rho GTPase Activating Protein FilGAP

Author(s) -

Koji Tsutsumi,

Yasutaka Ohta

Publication year - 2017

Publication title -

forma

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 2189-1311

pISSN - 0911-6036

DOI - 10.5047/forma.2017.s006

Subject(s) - morphology (biology) , microbiology and biotechnology , gtpase , chemistry , biophysics , biology , zoology

Cell migration is a fundamental process that orchestrates embryonic development and drives cancer invasion and metastasis. Rho small GTPases (Rac, Cdc42, and Rho) regulates cell migration through remodeling of the actin cytoskeleton. Rho GTPase activating proteins (GAPs) are negative regulators of RhoGTPases. FilGAP is a GAP for Rac and binds to Filamin A. Emerging evidences suggest that FilGAP may regulate organization of the actin cytoskeleton in a spatiotemporal manner. In this paper, we describe the recent findings on the role of FilGAP in the regulation of cell morphology and migration and its regulatory mechanism.

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