1999
Regulation of the small GTP‐binding protein Rho by cell adhesion and the cytoskeleton
Ren X, Kiosses W, Alexander Schwartz M. Regulation of the small GTP‐binding protein Rho by cell adhesion and the cytoskeleton. The EMBO Journal 1999, 18: 578-585. PMID: 9927417, PMCID: PMC1171150, DOI: 10.1093/emboj/18.3.578.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFocal adhesionsRho activationRho activityExtracellular matrixSmall GTPProtein RhoLysophosphatidic acidStress fibersCell adhesionRho-dependent mannerActin stress fibersHigh Rho activitySwiss 3T3 cellsNegative feedback loopAdherent cellsCytoskeletal structuresSoluble factorsCytochalasin DRhoGTPPresence of serumCellsActivationRegulationAdhesion
1994
The small GTP-binding protein Rho regulates a phosphatidylinositol 4-phosphate 5-kinase in mammalian cells
Chong L, Traynor-Kaplan A, Bokoch G, Schwartz M. The small GTP-binding protein Rho regulates a phosphatidylinositol 4-phosphate 5-kinase in mammalian cells. Cell 1994, 79: 507-513. PMID: 7954816, DOI: 10.1016/0092-8674(94)90259-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsADP Ribose TransferasesAnimalsBotulinum ToxinsCalciumCell AdhesionCells, CulturedDrosophila ProteinsFibroblastsGTP-Binding ProteinsGuanosine 5'-O-(3-Thiotriphosphate)IntegrinsLovastatinMembrane ProteinsMiceMicroinjectionsPhosphatidylinositol 4,5-DiphosphatePhosphatidylinositol PhosphatesPhosphotransferases (Alcohol Group Acceptor)Platelet-Derived Growth FactorRecombinant ProteinsSignal TransductionThrombinConceptsPlatelet-derived growth factorBotulinum C3 exoenzymeSmall GTPPIP2 synthesisC3 exoenzymePIP2 hydrolysisProduction of phosphatidylinositolIntegrin-mediated adhesionEffects of RhoTreatment of cellsCalcium mobilizationActin cytoskeletonDiminished calcium mobilizationMammalian cellsProtein RhoPIP2 levelsCell lysatesGTP gamma SGTPRhoPhosphatidylinositolExoenzymeGamma SGrowth factorNonadherent cells