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ARHGAP5

Rho GTPase-activating protein 5 is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the ARHGAP5 gene.[1][2]

Function

Function

Rho GTPase activating protein 5 negatively regulates RHO GTPases, a family that may mediate cytoskeleton changes by stimulating the hydrolysis of bound GTP. Two transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene.[2]

Interactions

Interactions

ARHGAP5 has been shown to interact with Rnd1,[3] Rnd2,[3] Rnd3[3] and RHOA.[3]

References

References

  1. Burbelo PD, Miyamoto S, Utani A, Brill S, Yamada KM, Hall A, Yamada Y (1995). “p190-B, a new member of the Rho GAP family, and Rho are induced to cluster after integrin cross-linking”. J. Biol. Chem. 270 (52): 30919–26. doi:10.1074/jbc.270.52.30919. PMID 8537347.
  2. 2.0 2.1 “Entrez Gene: ARHGAP5 Rho GTPase activating protein 5”.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Wennerberg K, Forget MA, Ellerbroek SM, Arthur WT, Burridge K, Settleman J, Der CJ, Hansen SH (Jul 2003). “Rnd proteins function as RhoA antagonists by activating p190 RhoGAP”. Curr. Biol. 13 (13): 1106–15. doi:10.1016/S0960-9822(03)00418-4. PMID 12842009.
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