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
2009
Suppression of RhoG activity is mediated by a syndecan 4–synectin–RhoGDI1 complex and is reversed by PKCα in a Rac1 activation pathway
Elfenbein A, Rhodes JM, Meller J, Schwartz MA, Matsuda M, Simons M. Suppression of RhoG activity is mediated by a syndecan 4–synectin–RhoGDI1 complex and is reversed by PKCα in a Rac1 activation pathway. Journal Of Cell Biology 2009, 186: 75-83. PMID: 19581409, PMCID: PMC2712988, DOI: 10.1083/jcb.200810179.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCarrier ProteinsCluster AnalysisEnzyme ActivationFibroblast Growth Factor 2GTP PhosphohydrolasesGuanine Nucleotide Dissociation InhibitorsHeLa CellsHumansMiceMice, KnockoutModels, BiologicalPhosphorylationPhosphoserineProtein Kinase C-alphaRac1 GTP-Binding ProteinRatsRho GTP-Binding ProteinsRho-Specific Guanine Nucleotide Dissociation InhibitorsSyndecan-4ConceptsFibroblast growth factor-2Polarized activationRac1 activationSmall guanosine triphosphatase Rac1Activation pathwayProtein complexesRac activationPlasma membranePhysiological defectsSyndecan-4RhoGDI1Major regulatorInactive stateGrowth factor 2RhoGRhoG activityProteoglycan receptorsEndothelial migrationTernary complexFactor 2Genetic deletionSynectinRac1PKCalphaActivation
2007
Arf6 and microtubules in adhesion-dependent trafficking of lipid rafts
Balasubramanian N, Scott DW, Castle JD, Casanova JE, Schwartz MA. Arf6 and microtubules in adhesion-dependent trafficking of lipid rafts. Nature Cell Biology 2007, 9: 1381-1391. PMID: 18026091, PMCID: PMC2715295, DOI: 10.1038/ncb1657.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPlasma membraneLipid raftsAnchorage-dependent signalingArf6-dependent mannerCaveolin-dependent internalizationSmall GTPase Arf6Microtubule-dependent traffickingIntegrin-mediated adhesionRecycling endosomesGTPase Arf6Membrane raftsDetachment of cellsCell spreadingF-actinRaftsArf6MicrotubulesEndosomesRac1TraffickingMembraneCellsEndocytosisSignalingPathway
2002
Activation of Rac1 by shear stress in endothelial cells mediates both cytoskeletal reorganization and effects on gene expression
Tzima E, Del Pozo MA, Kiosses WB, Mohamed SA, Li S, Chien S, Schwartz MA. Activation of Rac1 by shear stress in endothelial cells mediates both cytoskeletal reorganization and effects on gene expression. The EMBO Journal 2002, 21: 6791-6800. PMID: 12486000, PMCID: PMC139108, DOI: 10.1093/emboj/cdf688.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCattleCell AdhesionCells, CulturedCytoskeletonDimerizationEnergy TransferEnzyme ActivationGene Expression RegulationGenes, DominantGreen Fluorescent ProteinsGTP PhosphohydrolasesIntercellular Adhesion Molecule-1LeukocytesLuciferasesLuminescent ProteinsMicroscopy, FluorescenceNF-kappa BPlasmidsProtein TransportRac GTP-Binding ProteinsRac1 GTP-Binding ProteinSpectrometry, FluorescenceStress, MechanicalTime FactorsTransfectionConceptsGene expressionFluorescence resonance energy transferSmall GTPase RacActivation of Rac1Endothelial cellsFocal adhesionsCytoskeletal organizationCytoskeletal reorganizationGTPase RacRac1 activationAdhesion receptorsResonance energy transferExtracellular matrixNuclear factor-kappaBNew integrinRac1Hemodynamic shear stressSubsequent expressionFactor-kappaBCell alignmentExpressionUnifying modelHemodynamic forcesCell adhesion molecule-1Cells