[HTML][HTML] P-Rex1, a PtdIns (3, 4, 5) P3-and Gβγ-regulated guanine-nucleotide exchange factor for Rac

HCE Welch, WJ Coadwell, CD Ellson, GJ Ferguson… - Cell, 2002 - cell.com
HCE Welch, WJ Coadwell, CD Ellson, GJ Ferguson, SR Andrews, H Erdjument-Bromage
Cell, 2002cell.com
Rac, a member of the Rho family of monomeric GTPases, is an integrator of intracellular
signaling in a wide range of cellular processes. We have purified a PtdIns (3, 4, 5) P 3-
sensitive activator of Rac from neutrophil cytosol. It is an abundant, 185 kDa guanine-
nucleotide exchange factor (GEF), which we cloned and named P-Rex1. The recombinant
enzyme has Rac-GEF activity that is directly, substantially, and synergistically activated by
PtdIns (3, 4, 5) P 3 and Gβγs both in vitro and in vivo. P-Rex1 antisense oligonucleotides …
Abstract
Rac, a member of the Rho family of monomeric GTPases, is an integrator of intracellular signaling in a wide range of cellular processes. We have purified a PtdIns(3,4,5)P3-sensitive activator of Rac from neutrophil cytosol. It is an abundant, 185 kDa guanine-nucleotide exchange factor (GEF), which we cloned and named P-Rex1. The recombinant enzyme has Rac-GEF activity that is directly, substantially, and synergistically activated by PtdIns(3,4,5)P3 and Gβγs both in vitro and in vivo. P-Rex1 antisense oligonucleotides reduced endogenous P-Rex1 expression and C5a-stimulated reactive oxygen species formation in a neutrophil-like cell line. P-Rex1 appears to be a coincidence detector in PtdIns(3,4,5)P3 and Gβγ signaling pathways that is particularly adapted to function downstream of heterotrimeric G proteins in neutrophils.
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