Year: 2006
Type: article
Abstract: Rac1 is a member of a family of small GTPases that are primarily responsible for cellular motility and morphology. Activation of Rac1 by Rac-specific guanine nucleotide exchange factors (GEFs) is thought to be important for the metastasis of cancer cells. The scope of this project was to synthesize a minimal extended peptide sequence that would block interaction between Rac1 and the Rac1-specifice exchange factor GEF-H1. Inhibition of Rac1 activation by Rac-specific GEFs would be a useful tool for the study of Rac-mediated cellular processes and may ultimately result in cancer therapeutics.
Source: Digital WPI
Author: Scott Beaurivage
Language: English
Subfield: Molecular Biology
Domain: Life Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W3201961642