2014
Regulation of Rac1 translocation and activation by membrane domains and their boundaries
Moissoglu K, Kiessling V, Wan C, Hoffman BD, Norambuena A, Tamm LK, Schwartz MA. Regulation of Rac1 translocation and activation by membrane domains and their boundaries. Journal Of Cell Science 2014, 127: 2565-2576. PMID: 24695858, PMCID: PMC4038948, DOI: 10.1242/jcs.149088.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCell MembraneFluorescence Resonance Energy TransferGTPase-Activating ProteinsHEK293 CellsHumansMembrane MicrodomainsMiceNIH 3T3 CellsProtein BindingProtein TransportRac1 GTP-Binding ProteinRho-Specific Guanine Nucleotide Dissociation InhibitorsSignal TransductionUnilamellar LiposomesConceptsFluorescence resonance energy transferMembrane domainsRac1 translocationGDP dissociation inhibitor proteinLiquid-ordered membrane domainsGTPase-activating proteinsNon-raft regionsNon-raft domainsBinding of Rac1Activation of Rac1Single-molecule analysisGTP loadingRho GTPasesLipid raftsRac1 localizationRho GTPaseInhibitor proteinResult of inactivationRac1Resonance energy transferFunctional studiesNovel mechanismLipid bilayersTranslocationRafts
2000
Determination of GTP loading on Rho
Ren X, Schwartz M. Determination of GTP loading on Rho. Methods In Enzymology 2000, 325: 264-272. PMID: 11036609, DOI: 10.1016/s0076-6879(00)25448-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRho-binding domainGTP-RhoLow molecular weight GTPaseAffinity precipitation assaysActin cytoskeleton organizationGTP loadingCytoskeleton organizationWeight GTPaseGTPase activityRho effectorCell lysatesGTPaseRhoPrecipitation assaysTRBDWestern immunoblottingDomainQuality controlPositive controlAssaysRhotekinEffectorsProtein