Rho GTPases and signaling networks

L Van Aelst, C D'Souza-Schorey - Genes & development, 1997‏ - genesdev.cshlp.org
The Rho GTPases form a subgroup of the Ras superfamily of 20-to 30-kD GTP-binding
proteins that have been shown to regulate a wide spectrum of cellular functions. These …

Cell polarization and cytokinesis in budding yeast

E Bi, HO Park - Genetics, 2012‏ - academic.oup.com
Asymmetric cell division, which includes cell polarization and cytokinesis, is essential for
generating cell diversity during development. The budding yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae …

Cdc42: an essential Rho-type GTPase controlling eukaryotic cell polarity

DI Johnson - Microbiology and Molecular Biology Reviews, 1999‏ - journals.asm.org
Cdc42p is an essential GTPase that belongs to the Rho/Rac subfamily of Ras-like GTPases.
These proteins act as molecular switches by responding to exogenous and/or endogenous …

Central roles of small GTPases in the development of cell polarity in yeast and beyond

HO Park, E Bi - Microbiology and molecular biology reviews, 2007‏ - journals.asm.org
The establishment of cell polarity is critical for the development of many organisms and for
the function of many cell types. A large number of studies of diverse organisms from yeast to …

Signaling to the actin cytoskeleton

A Schmidt, MN Hall - Annual review of cell and developmental …, 1998‏ - annualreviews.org
▪ Abstract The actin cytoskeleton is a highly dynamic network composed of actin polymers
and a large variety of associated proteins. The main functions of the actin cytoskeleton are to …

Expression and regulation of Lhx6 and Lhx7, a novel subfamily of LIM homeodomain encoding genes, suggests a role in mammalian head development

M Grigoriou, AS Tucker, PT Sharpe… - Development, 1998‏ - journals.biologists.com
ABSTRACT LIM-homeobox containing (Lhx) genes encode trascriptional regulators which
play critical roles in a variety of developmental processes. We have identified two genes …

The yeast phosphatidylinositol kinase homolog TOR2 activates RHO1 and RHO2 via the exchange factor ROM2

A Schmidt, M Bickle, T Beck, MN Hall - Cell, 1997‏ - cell.com
The Saccharomyces cerevisiae phosphatidylinositol kinase homolog TOR2 is required for
organization of the actin cytoskeleton. Overexpression of RHO1 or RHO2, encoding Rho-like …

Morphogenesis and the cell cycle

AS Howell, DJ Lew - Genetics, 2012‏ - academic.oup.com
Studies of the processes leading to the construction of a bud and its separation from the
mother cell in Saccharomyces cerevisiae have provided foundational paradigms for the …

Cell polarity in yeast

J Chant - Annual review of cell and developmental biology, 1999‏ - annualreviews.org
▪ Abstract Subcellular asymmetry, cell polarity, is fundamental to the diverse specialized
functions of eukaryotic cells. In yeast, cell polarization is essential to division and mating. As …

Role of small G proteins in yeast cell polarization and wall biosynthesis

E Cabib, J Drgonová, T Drgon - Annual review of biochemistry, 1998‏ - annualreviews.org
In the vegetative (mitotic) cycle and during sexual conjugation, yeast cells display polarized
growth, giving rise to a bud or to a mating projection, respectively. In both cases one can …