Adhesion to the extracellular matrix regulates the coupling of the small GTPase Rac to its effector PAK
del Pozo M, Price L, Alderson N, Ren X, Schwartz M. Adhesion to the extracellular matrix regulates the coupling of the small GTPase Rac to its effector PAK. The EMBO Journal 2000, 19: 2008-2014. PMID: 10790367, PMCID: PMC305684, DOI: 10.1093/emboj/19.9.2008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBiological TransportCdc42 GTP-Binding ProteinCell AdhesionCell LineCell MembraneCulture Media, Serum-FreeCytoplasmEnzyme ActivationExtracellular MatrixFibronectinsGrowth SubstancesGuanosine TriphosphateIntegrinsMiceMutationMyristic AcidP21-Activated KinasesProtein BindingProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesRac GTP-Binding ProteinsRatsRecombinant Fusion ProteinsTransfectionConceptsSmall GTPase RacExtracellular matrixGTPase RacEffector PAKMembrane-targeting sequenceCell cycle progressionAbility of RacSoluble growth factorsAdherent cellsRac mutantGrowth factorCytoskeletal organizationPAK activationOncogenic transformationGene expressionCycle progressionMembrane fractionCell adhesionNon-adherent cellsRacPAKMembraneCellsAdhesionActivation