Regulating Rho GTPases and their regulators

RG Hodge, AJ Ridley - Nature reviews Molecular cell biology, 2016 - nature.com
Rho GTPases regulate cytoskeletal and cell adhesion dynamics and thereby coordinate a
wide range of cellular processes, including cell migration, cell polarity and cell cycle …

Compartmentalisation of RAC1 signalling

A Payapilly, A Malliri - Current opinion in cell biology, 2018 - Elsevier
RAC1 signalling has been implicated in a variety of dynamic cell biological processes that
are orchestrated through regulated localisation and activation of RAC1. As a small GTPase …

TIAM1 antagonizes TAZ/YAP both in the destruction complex in the cytoplasm and in the nucleus to inhibit invasion of intestinal epithelial cells

Z Diamantopoulou, G White, MZH Fadlullah, M Dreger… - Cancer cell, 2017 - cell.com
Aberrant WNT signaling drives colorectal cancer (CRC). Here, we identify TIAM1 as a critical
antagonist of CRC progression through inhibiting TAZ and YAP, effectors of WNT signaling …

CUL3-KBTBD6/KBTBD7 ubiquitin ligase cooperates with GABARAP proteins to spatially restrict TIAM1-RAC1 signaling

HM Genau, J Huber, F Baschieri, M Akutsu, V Dötsch… - Molecular cell, 2015 - cell.com
Summary The small Rho GTPase RAC1 is an essential regulator of cellular signaling that
controls actin rearrangements and cell motility. Here, we identify a novel CUL3 RING …

The fibroblast Tiam1-osteopontin pathway modulates breast cancer invasion and metastasis

K Xu, X Tian, SY Oh, M Movassaghi, SP Naber… - Breast cancer …, 2016 - Springer
Background The tumor microenvironment has complex effects in cancer pathophysiology
that are not fully understood. Most cancer therapies are directed against malignant cells …

HUWE1 ubiquitylates and degrades the RAC activator TIAM1 promoting cell-cell adhesion disassembly, migration, and invasion

L Vaughan, CT Tan, A Chapman, D Nonaka, NA Mack… - Cell reports, 2015 - cell.com
The E3 ubiquitin ligase HUWE1, deregulated in carcinoma, has been implicated in tumor
formation. Here, we uncover a role for HUWE1 in cell migration and invasion through …

The Rac-GEF Tiam1 promotes dendrite and synapse stabilization of dentate granule cells and restricts hippocampal-dependent memory functions

J Cheng, F Scala, FA Blanco, S Niu… - Journal of …, 2021 - Soc Neuroscience
The dentate gyrus (DG) controls information flow into the hippocampus and is critical for
learning, memory, pattern separation, and spatial coding, while DG dysfunction is …

Targeting Tiam1 enhances hippocampal-dependent learning and memory in the adult brain and promotes NMDA receptor-mediated synaptic plasticity and function

FA Blanco, MAB Saifullah, JX Cheng, C Abella… - Journal of …, 2025 - jneurosci.org
Excitatory synapses and the actin-rich dendritic spines on which they reside are
indispensable for information processing and storage in the brain. In the adult hippocampus …

Targeting deubiquitinating enzymes in glioblastoma multiforme: expectations and challenges

WL **, XY Mao, GZ Qiu - Medicinal Research Reviews, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Glioblastoma (GBM) is regarded as the most common primary intracranial neoplasm.
Despite standard treatment with tumor resection and radiochemotherapy, the outcome …

Mechanisms and consequences of dysregulation of the Tiam family of Rac activators in disease

J Maltas, H Reed, A Porter… - Biochemical Society …, 2020 - portlandpress.com
The Tiam family proteins—Tiam1 and Tiam2/STEF—are Rac1-specific Guanine Nucleotide
Exchange Factors (GEFs) with important functions in epithelial, neuronal, immune and other …