Article
Morphological changes and detachment of adherent cells induced by p122, a GTPase-activating protein for Rho.
The Journal of biological chemistry - 18 Jun 1999
Sekimata M, Kabuyama Y, Emori Y, Homma Y
Abstract excerpt
We recently cloned a novel signaling molecule, p122, that shows a GTPase-activating activity specific for Rho and the ability to enhance the phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate-hydrolyzing activity of phospholipase C delta1 in vitro. Here we analyzed the in vivo function of p122. Microinjection of the GTPase-activating domain of p122 suppressed the formation of stress fibers and focal adhesions induced by...
Topics
- Amino Acid Sequence
- Aniline Compounds
- Animals
- Calcium
- Cell Adhesion
- Cell Line
- Cell Size
- Cytoskeleton
- Enzyme Activation
- GTP-Binding Proteins
- GTPase-Activating Proteins
