Localized Rac Activation Dynamics Visualized in Living Cells
Kraynov V, Chamberlain C, Bokoch G, Schwartz M, Slabaugh S, Hahn K. Localized Rac Activation Dynamics Visualized in Living Cells. Science 2000, 290: 333-337. PMID: 11030651, DOI: 10.1126/science.290.5490.333.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSmall guanosine triphosphatasesSpatio-temporal controlMembrane rufflesGuanosine triphosphatasesSubcellular localizationNucleotide stateRac activationProtein activityDownstream targetsMotile cellsLiving cellsSpatial controlSpatio-temporal dynamicsGradient of activationCellsActivation dynamicsActivationRufflesTriphosphatasesPrecise spatial controlProteinRacLeading edgeApplicable approachLocalized effect