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Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology 6, 167-180 (February 2005) | doi:10.1038/nrm1587

GEF means go: turning on RHO GTPases with guanine nucleotide-exchange factors

Kent L. Rossman1,2, Channing J. Der1,2 & John Sondek1,2,3  About the authors

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Guanine nucleotide-exchange factors (GEFs) are directly responsible for the activation of Rho-family GTPases in response to diverse extracellular stimuli, and ultimately regulate numerous cellular responses such as proliferation, differentiation and movement. With 69 distinct homologues, Dbl-related GEFs represent the largest family of direct activators of Rho GTPases in humans, and they activate Rho GTPases within particular spatio-temporal contexts. The failure to do so can have significant consequences and is reflected in the aberrant function of Dbl-family GEFs in some human diseases.

Author affiliations

  1. Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, USA.
  2. Department of Pharmacology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, USA.
  3. Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, USA.

Correspondence to: Channing J. Der1,2 Email: cjder@med.unc.edu

Correspondence to: John Sondek1,2,3 Email: sondek@med.unc.edu

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