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XB-ART-34281
Science 2003 Dec 05;3025651:1775-9. doi: 10.1126/science.1090772.
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Regulation of cell polarity and protrusion formation by targeting RhoA for degradation.

Wang HR , Zhang Y , Zhang Y , Ozdamar B , Ogunjimi AA , Alexandrova E , Thomsen GH , Wrana JL .


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The Rho family of small guanosine triphosphatases regulates actin cytoskeleton dynamics that underlie cellular functions such as cell shape changes, migration, and polarity. We found that Smurf1, a HECT domain E3 ubiquitin ligase, regulated cell polarity and protrusive activity and was required to maintain the transformed morphology and motility of a tumor cell. Atypical protein kinase C zeta (PKCzeta), an effector of the Cdc42/Rac1-PAR6 polarity complex, recruited Smurf1 to cellular protrusions, where it controlled the local level of RhoA. Smurf1 thus links the polarity complex to degradation of RhoA in lamellipodia and filopodia to prevent RhoA signaling during dynamic membrane movements.

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Species referenced: Xenopus
Genes referenced: actl6a cdc42 pard6b prkci prkcz rac1 rho rho.2 rhoa rhoa.2 smurf1
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References [+] :
Hordijk, Localizing cellular housekeeping. 2012, Pubmed