Cell Polarity

PtdIns(3,4,5)P3-dependent Rac exchanger 1 (P-Rex1) promotes mammary tumor initiation and metastasis
The Rac-GEF, P-Rex1, activates Rac1 signaling downstream of G protein-coupled receptors and PI3K. Increased P-Rex1 expression promotes …
Nuthasuda Srijakotre, Heng-Jia Liu, Max Nobis, Joey Man, Hon Yan Kelvin Yip, Antonella Papa, Helen E. Abud, Kurt I. Anderson, Heidi C. E. Welch, Tony Tiganis, Paul Timpson, Catriona A. McLean, Lisa M. Ooms, Christina A. Mitchell
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P-Rex1 directly activates RhoG to regulate GPCR-driven Rac signalling and actin polarity in neutrophils
G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) regulate the organisation of the actin cytoskeleton by activating the Rac subfamily of small …
George Damoulakis, Laure Gambardella, Kent L. Rossman, Campbell D. Lawson, Karen E. Anderson, Yoshinori Fukui, Heidi C. Welch, Channing J. Der, Len R. Stephens, Phillip T. Hawkins
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PI3K and RAC signalling in leukocyte and cancer cell migration
Leukocytes and amoeboid-stage cancer cells migrate in a similar manner. Key signalling molecules regulating leukocyte and cancer cell …
Mark A. Barber, Heidi C. E. Welch
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