| 2000 |
LARG activates RhoA in vivo and functions as an integral component linking G protein-coupled receptors and heterotrimeric G proteins of the Gα12 family to Rho-dependent signaling pathways. |
In vivo RhoA activation assay, co-immunoprecipitation, overexpression in mammalian cells |
FEBS letters |
High |
11094164
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| 2002 |
LARG directly interacts with the cytoplasmic tail of Plexin-B1 and Plexin-B2 via its PDZ domain binding to a PDZ-binding motif in the Plexin-B C-terminus; this interaction is required for semaphorin-induced RhoA activation and cytoskeletal reorganization. |
Affinity pulldown from mouse brain, co-immunoprecipitation, PDZ domain mutagenesis, RhoA activation assay, dominant-negative experiments |
The Journal of biological chemistry; Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences |
High |
12183458 12196628
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| 2002 |
FAK tyrosine-phosphorylates LARG in response to thrombin receptor activation, enhancing RhoA activation; this constitutes a positive feedback loop for sustained Rho activation downstream of GPCRs. |
Tyrosine phosphorylation assays, kinase inhibitor experiments, co-immunoprecipitation, RhoA-GTP pulldown |
The Journal of biological chemistry |
Medium |
11799111
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| 2004 |
LARG forms homo- and hetero-oligomers with PDZ-RhoGEF via their C-terminal regions; deletion of the C-terminal tail increases in vivo RhoA-GEF activity and transforming potential, identifying C-terminal oligomerization as an autoinhibitory mechanism. |
Co-immunoprecipitation, in vitro GEF assay, serum response element reporter assay, Rho-GTP pulldown, focus formation assay |
Oncogene |
Medium |
14712228
|
| 2007 |
LARG is required for G12/G13-mediated MTOC polarization and microtubule dynamics; LARG associates with pericentrin and localizes to the MTOC and along microtubule tracks. |
Gα12/13-deficient MEFs, siRNA knockdown, confocal microscopy, co-immunoprecipitation with pericentrin |
Molecular biology of the cell |
Medium |
17959834
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| 2007 |
The RhoA effector Dia1 binds to LARG in a RhoA-dependent manner (releasing Dia1 autoinhibition), and the Dia1 FH2 domain stimulates LARG guanine nucleotide exchange activity in vitro, creating a positive feedback loop for RhoA activation. |
In vitro GEF assay, co-immunoprecipitation, autoinhibition release assay, siRNA knockdown with RhoA/ROCK signaling readout |
Genes & development |
High |
17575049
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| 2007 |
G12-G13-LARG signaling in vascular smooth muscle is required for salt-induced hypertension but not for basal blood pressure regulation, established using smooth muscle-specific inducible Cre/loxP deletion of LARG in mice. |
Smooth muscle-specific inducible LARG knockout mouse, blood pressure telemetry, salt-loading model |
Nature medicine |
High |
18084302
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| 2007 |
LARG is activated downstream of fibronectin adhesion and, together with Lsc/p115 RhoGEF, mediates RhoA activation and formation of stress fibers and focal adhesions in response to fibronectin. |
Affinity pulldown for active GEFs, siRNA knockdown, actin/focal adhesion staining, RhoA-GTP pulldown |
Journal of cell science |
Medium |
17971419
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| 2009 |
LARG associates with Unc5B coreceptor downstream of neogenin/RGMa; FAK-dependent tyrosine phosphorylation of LARG mediates RGMa-induced RhoA activation and growth cone collapse. |
Co-immunoprecipitation, siRNA knockdown, tyrosine phosphorylation assay, RhoA activation assay, growth cone collapse assay |
The Journal of cell biology |
Medium |
19273616
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| 2009 |
mDia1 activates the LARG/RhoA/ROCK signaling axis in neutrophil chemotaxis; mDia1-deficient neutrophils show impaired LARG and RhoA activation, polarization, and directional migration. |
mDia1 knockout mouse neutrophils, RhoA-GTP pulldown, ROCK activity assay, chemotaxis assay |
Journal of immunology |
Medium |
19265163
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| 2009 |
The LARG PH domain contains a conserved hydrophobic patch that is required for RhoA activation and stress fiber induction in cells but not for nucleotide exchange activity in vitro; this patch mediates regulatory protein interactions near the membrane rather than membrane targeting per se. |
PH domain mutagenesis, in vitro nucleotide exchange assay, transcriptional reporter assay, confocal microscopy, membrane-targeting domain fusion rescue |
Cellular signalling |
High |
19560536
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| 2010 |
S1P receptor 2 (S1PR2) activates RhoA in smooth muscle cells specifically through LARG (not PDZ-RhoGEF or p115), and this LARG-RhoA pathway promotes smooth muscle differentiation marker gene expression. |
siRNA knockdown, RhoA-GTP pulldown, smooth muscle promoter reporter assay, myocardin-related transcription factor nuclear localization, scratch wound/transwell migration assay |
Arteriosclerosis, thrombosis, and vascular biology |
Medium |
20702813
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| 2011 |
Application of tensional force to integrins activates LARG through the Src family kinase Fyn, recruiting LARG to adhesion complexes and increasing cellular stiffness (reinforcement); this is mechanistically distinct from GEF-H1 activation via FAK-Ras-ERK. |
Magnetic twisting cytometry, biochemical GEF activation assays, siRNA knockdown, co-immunoprecipitation, atomic force microscopy |
Nature cell biology |
High |
21572419
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| 2011 |
The DH domain of LARG is specific for RhoA, RhoB, and RhoC (inactive toward Rac1, Cdc42, TC10) and exhibits the highest catalytic GEF activity reported for a Dbl protein (~10^7-fold acceleration of nucleotide exchange); the PH domain does not contribute to DH activity in LARG, and a novel N-terminal regulatory region of the DH domain mediates association with GDP-bound RhoA. |
In vitro kinetic nucleotide exchange assays (fluorescent RhoA reporter), comparative DH domain analysis, substrate specificity panel |
The Journal of biological chemistry |
High |
21454492
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| 2011 |
LARG is activated by Gαq-coupled receptors (histamine H1 receptor) through a mechanism requiring only the catalytic DH-PH tandem of LARG, independent of PLCβ activation and distinct from Gαq-mediated p63RhoGEF activation; activated Gαq physically interacts with LARG. |
Co-immunoprecipitation, SRF-reporter assay, dominant-active Gαq expression, siRNA knockdown, receptor-specific pharmacology |
Cellular signalling |
Medium |
22100544
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| 2012 |
NIS (sodium/iodide symporter) binds LARG directly; this interaction sequesters LARG at the plasma membrane, modulating RhoA activity and cell motility/invasiveness. |
Co-immunoprecipitation, cell migration/invasion assays, NIS subcellular localization manipulation |
Cancer research |
Medium |
22962269
|
| 2012 |
Angiotensin II activates the LARG/RhoA/MYPT1 axis in vascular smooth muscle cells via the AT1 receptor; siRNA knockdown of LARG reduces Ang II-induced RhoA activity, MYPT1 phosphorylation, and aortic ring contraction. |
siRNA knockdown, Western blot for RhoA activity and MYPT1 phosphorylation, isometric contraction measurement |
Acta pharmacologica Sinica |
Medium |
23123644
|
| 2013 |
Combined genetic deletion of PDZ-RhoGEF and LARG in mice causes early embryonic lethality and developmental defects; triple deletion of PDZ-RhoGEF, LARG, and p115 abolishes Gα12/13-to-Rho signaling and thrombin-induced proliferation, directional migration, and JNK/p38 activation in MEFs. |
Knockout mouse generation, embryonic lethality analysis, MEF signaling assays, RhoA-GTP pulldown, JNK/p38 activation |
The Journal of biological chemistry |
High |
23467409
|
| 2013 |
LARG localizes to the central spindle and midbody during cytokinesis and is required for abscission; LARG depletion causes persistent intercellular bridges and apoptosis without affecting furrow regression or early mitotic timing. Aurora-B inhibition rescues the delayed abscission kinetics. |
siRNA knockdown, live cell imaging, immunofluorescence colocalization with α-tubulin and RhoA, rescue expression, Aurora-B inhibition |
Molecular biology of the cell |
Medium |
23885121
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| 2013 |
CYLD deubiquitinase interacts with LARG and deubiquitinates it; CYLD-mediated deubiquitination of LARG enhances its ability to stimulate GDP/GTP exchange on RhoA, thereby regulating cytoskeletal rearrangement and cell polarity. |
Co-immunoprecipitation, ubiquitination assay, deubiquitination assay, RhoA-GTP pulldown, cytoskeletal phenotype analysis |
PloS one |
Medium |
23405219
|
| 2014 |
LARG acts downstream of mechanically stimulated ICAM-1 clusters in endothelial cells to increase RhoA activity and cellular stiffening; LARG depletion decreases leukocyte crawling and inhibits transendothelial migration. |
Magnetic twisting cytometry on ICAM-1 clusters, siRNA knockdown, RhoA-GTP pulldown, leukocyte TEM assay, traction force microscopy |
Journal of immunology |
Medium |
24585879
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| 2014 |
TGF-β-induced EMT causes proteasomal degradation of LARG and GEF-H1 via ALK5, leading to decreased cell stiffness, loss of stiffening response to integrin force, and increased invasion capacity. |
TGF-β treatment, proteasome inhibition, siRNA knockdown, magnetic twisting cytometry, Boyden chamber invasion assay, Western blot |
Molecular biology of the cell |
Medium |
25143398
|
| 2014 |
Jun kinase activity drives overexpression of LARG in response to inflammatory cytokines (IL-1β, TNF-α) in longitudinal smooth muscle cells, resulting in enhanced LARG/RhoA/Rho kinase signaling and sustained hypercontraction. |
siRNA, JNK inhibitor (SP600125), Western blot, Rho kinase activity assay, smooth muscle contraction assay |
American journal of physiology. Cell physiology |
Medium |
24740538
|
| 2015 |
Cdk1 directly phosphorylates LARG at Ser190 and Ser1176 during mitosis; phosphonull LARG is more active than phosphomimetic LARG in RhoA activation assays, indicating Cdk1 phosphorylation suppresses LARG GEF activity during mitosis. Phosphorylated LARG localizes to mitotic organizing centers and flanking the midbody. |
In vitro Cdk1 kinase assay, phosphospecific antibodies, phosphonull/phosphomimetic mutants, RhoA activity assay, immunofluorescence |
Cellular signalling |
High |
26483157
|
| 2015 |
C-RGMa peptide uses a LARG/Rho/ROCK pathway to inhibit axonal growth; dominant-negative LARG (LARG-PDZ) overexpression in the developing optic tectum causes overshoots in superficial tectal layers, establishing LARG as required for C-RGMa-mediated layer targeting. |
Dominant-negative LARG overexpression in chick embryo tectum, in ovo electroporation, axonal projection analysis |
Cell death and differentiation |
Medium |
26292756
|
| 2017 |
RSK2 directly interacts with LARG and phosphorylates LARG at Ser1288, activating RhoA/RhoB-dependent cell migration and invasion; RSK2 Thr577 phosphorylation is required for LARG-RhoA pathway activation. |
Co-immunoprecipitation, in vitro kinase assay, RhoA-GTP pulldown, site-directed mutagenesis, transwell migration/invasion assay |
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences |
High |
29279389
|
| 2017 |
LARG is a component of the DC-SIGN signalosome and participates in DC-SIGN-mediated HIV-1 internalization in dendritic cells; cocaine enhances DC-SIGN/LARG/LSP1 complex formation, activating LARG-RhoA and focal adhesion signaling to facilitate HIV-1 transfer. |
Co-immunoprecipitation, HIV-1 internalization assay, intracellular trafficking imaging, siRNA knockdown |
Scientific reports |
Medium |
28094782
|
| 2017 |
LARG knockdown in mesenchymal stem cells accelerates adipogenesis, reduces basal RhoA activity, and almost entirely inhibits mechanical strain-induced RhoA activation, establishing LARG as the primary mediator of force-driven RhoA activation in MSC lineage commitment. |
siRNA knockdown, RhoA-GTP pulldown, mechanical strain application, adipogenesis/osteogenesis assays (Oil-Red-O, ALP staining, qPCR) |
Bone |
Medium |
29208526
|
| 2018 |
Arhgef12 is required for IL17A-induced airway smooth muscle contractility and airway hyperresponsiveness; Arhgef12-KO tracheal rings show decreased contractility and RhoA activation in response to IL17A, and Arhgef12-KO mice have reduced airway hyperresponsiveness in a house dust mite model without effects on inflammation. |
Arhgef12-KO mouse, tracheal ring contraction assay, RhoA activation assay, in vivo allergen sensitization model, airway hyperresponsiveness measurement |
JCI insight |
High |
30385725
|
| 2019 |
G12/G13- and LARG-mediated RhoA signaling in smooth muscle cells is required for myogenic vasoconstriction; smooth muscle-specific loss of G12/G13 or ARHGEF12 abolishes pressure-induced RhoA activation and myogenic tone in small arteries, reducing systemic vascular resistance. |
Smooth muscle-specific conditional LARG knockout mouse, pressure myography, RhoA activity assay, intracellular Ca2+ measurement |
eLife |
High |
31549965
|
| 2019 |
ARHGEF12-RhoA signaling regulates erythroid differentiation via the p38 kinase pathway; arhgef12 knockdown/knockout in zebrafish impairs erythropoiesis, and active RhoA or p38 rescues this defect. |
Morpholino knockdown and CRISPR/Cas9 KO in zebrafish, p38 kinase assay, rescue with active RhoA/p38, human K562 and mouse 32D cell differentiation assays |
Haematologica |
Medium |
31467124
|
| 2022 |
In tight junction-forming human dermal microvascular endothelial cells, ArhGEF12 selectively activates Rap1A (not RhoA, RhoB, RhoC, or Rap1B) in cell-free assays; ARHGEF12 depletion exacerbates TNF-induced barrier disruption by reducing GTP-bound Rap1A. |
siRNA knockdown, trans-endothelial electrical resistance, cell-free GEF assay with immunoprecipitated ArhGEF12, active GEF pulldown, tight junction staining |
FASEB journal |
Medium |
35294066
|
| 2023 |
Arhgef12 (and Arhgef11) are enriched at transient cell protrusions and retractions, recruited to the plasma membrane by active Rac; their depletion reduces Rac-to-Rho activity crosstalk, cell protrusion-retraction dynamics, and migration distance, placing Arhgef12 as the molecular link coupling Rac activity to RhoA activation during cell migration. |
FRET-based Rho GTPase activity biosensors, optogenetic Rac activation, siRNA knockdown, live cell migration analysis |
Nature communications |
High |
38102112
|
| 2025 |
RSK2 phosphorylation of LARG at S1288 promotes membrane translocation of LARG and markedly enhances assembly of the LARG-RhoA complex and GTP loading of RhoA in response to EGF; this pathway is active in glioblastoma cells. |
Phosphospecific antibodies, membrane fractionation, co-immunoprecipitation, RhoA-GTP pulldown, EGF stimulation, patient-derived GBM cell lines |
The Journal of biological chemistry |
Medium |
41338458
|
| 2025 |
ARHGEF12 E620K mutation activates Rap1 signaling, upregulates ITGA6 expression, and promotes formation of ITGA6-high exosomes that educate ovarian fibroblasts toward cancer-associated fibroblast phenotypes, facilitating pre-metastatic niche formation. |
Ectopic expression of E620K mutant, in vitro migration/invasion/colony assays, xenograft OM model, Rap1 signaling assay, exosome characterization, fibroblast co-culture |
Theranostics |
Medium |
40860157
|
| 2025 |
Solo interacts with LARG and is required to maintain LARG activity at cell-substrate adhesions; LARG is required for Solo-induced actin polymerization and for actin cytoskeletal remodeling in response to substrate stiffness. |
BioID proximity labeling, co-immunoprecipitation, siRNA knockdown, live cell imaging, actin polymerization assay, traction force on substrates of varying stiffness |
Molecular biology of the cell |
Medium |
41739636
|
| 2006 |
A Tyr1306Cys variant of LARG has reduced RhoA GEF activity in transfection assays in NIH3T3 cells compared to the Tyr1306 form, demonstrating that this residue influences LARG catalytic function. |
Transient transfection, RhoA activation assay (reporter/activity) |
Diabetes |
Low |
16644711
|
| 2014 |
LARG interacts with TELO2 and pericentrin (PCNT) and a subset co-localizes with PCNT at the centrosome; LARG-deficient cells exhibit replication stress signaling defects including supernumerary centrosomes, reduced γH2AX and RPA foci, and reduced Chk1 activation. |
Yeast 2-hybrid, co-immunoprecipitation, immunofluorescence co-localization, siRNA knockdown, γH2AX/RPA foci assay, Chk1 activation assay |
Cell cycle |
Low |
25485589
|
| 2008 |
The LARG PDZ domain has degenerate binding specificity for carboxyterminal peptides, binding five diverse biological partners; phage display identifies a broad sequence preference rather than a strict binding motif. |
Phage display peptide library, fluorescence polarization binding assay, synthetic peptide binding assays |
Acta biochimica Polonica |
Low |
18542831
|