RhoD (Ras homolog gene family, member D) is a small (~21 kDa) signaling G protein (more specifically a GTPase), and is a member of the Rac subfamily of the family Rho family of GTPases.[1] It is encoded by the gene RHOD.[2]
It binds GTP and is involved in endosome dynamics and reorganization of the actin cytoskeleton, and it may coordinate membrane transport with the function of the cytoskeleton.[2]
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Kim HS, Choi JY, Jung AR, et al. (2000). "Assignment of the human RhoHP1 gene (ARHD) to chromosome 11q14.3 by radiation hybrid mapping". Cytogenet. Cell Genet. 89 (1–2): 53. doi:10.1159/000015562. PMID10894936.
Murphy C, Saffrich R, Olivo-Marin JC, et al. (2001). "Dual function of rhoD in vesicular movement and cell motility". Eur. J. Cell Biol. 80 (6): 391–8. doi:10.1078/0171-9335-00173. PMID11484930.
Zanata SM, Hovatta I, Rohm B, Püschel AW (2002). "Antagonistic effects of Rnd1 and RhoD GTPases regulate receptor activity in Semaphorin 3A-induced cytoskeletal collapse". J. Neurosci. 22 (2): 471–7. PMID11784792.
Flaxenburg JA, Melter M, Lapchak PH, et al. (2004). "The CD40-induced signaling pathway in endothelial cells resulting in the overexpression of vascular endothelial growth factor involves Ras and phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase". J. Immunol. 172 (12): 7503–9. doi:10.4049/jimmunol.172.12.7503. PMID15187129.
Ito Y, Kanamaru A, Tada A (2007). "A novel agent, methylophiopogonanone B, promotes Rho activation and tubulin depolymerization". Mol. Cell. Biochem. 297 (1–2): 121–9. doi:10.1007/s11010-006-9336-y. PMID17029007.
Tan W, Martin D, Gutkind JS (2007). "The Galpha13-Rho signaling axis is required for SDF-1-induced migration through CXCR4". J. Biol. Chem. 281 (51): 39542–9. doi:10.1074/jbc.M609062200. PMID17056591.
Lakshman N, Kim A, Bayless KJ, et al. (2007). "Rho plays a central role in regulating local cell-matrix mechanical interactions in 3D culture". Cell Motil. Cytoskeleton. 64 (6): 434–45. doi:10.1002/cm.20194. PMID17342762.