| 2002 |
P-Rex1 is a 185 kDa guanine-nucleotide exchange factor (GEF) for Rac that is directly, substantially, and synergistically activated by PtdIns(3,4,5)P3 and Gβγ subunits both in vitro and in vivo; it was purified from neutrophil cytosol and functions as a coincidence detector in PIP3 and Gβγ signaling pathways downstream of heterotrimeric G proteins. |
Biochemical purification from neutrophil cytosol, in vitro GEF assay, antisense oligonucleotide knockdown, recombinant protein expression |
Cell |
High |
11955434
|
| 2005 |
PKA phosphorylates P-Rex1, inhibiting its PIP3- and Gβγ-stimulated GEF activity; Gβγ is 47-fold less potent in activating phosphorylated versus dephosphorylated P-Rex1, and PKA activation in HEK293T cells reduces GTP-bound Rac levels. |
In vitro GEF assay with purified proteins, 32P-labeling in HEK293T cells, pharmacological activation of PKA |
The Journal of biological chemistry |
High |
16301320
|
| 2005 |
P-Rex1 acts as a primary GEF for Rac2 (but not Rac1) in mouse neutrophils; P-Rex1 shows higher affinity for dominant-negative Rac2(S17N) than Rac1(S17N) by co-immunoprecipitation; P-Rex1 knockout impairs fMLP-induced Rac2 activation, F-actin formation, superoxide production, and chemotaxis. |
P-Rex1 knockout mouse, co-immunoprecipitation with Rac2(S17N) vs. Rac1(S17N), Rac activation assay, chemotaxis assay |
Current biology : CB |
High |
16243036
|
| 2005 |
P-Rex1 knockout mice display impaired GPCR-dependent Rac2 activation, absent LPS-primed ROS formation, and defective recruitment of neutrophils to inflammatory sites, establishing P-Rex1 as a key regulator of a subset of Rac-dependent neutrophil responses downstream of GPCRs. |
P-Rex1 knockout mouse, Rac activation assay, ROS measurement, in vivo inflammatory recruitment assay, chemotaxis assay |
Current biology : CB |
High |
16243035
|
| 2005 |
Gβγ dimers composed of Gβ1–4 (but not Gβ5) paired with γ2 activate P-Rex1; the farnesylated γ11 subunit and Gβ1γ12 are less effective activators; Gα subunits (Gs, Gi, Gq, G12, G13) activated by AlF4- cannot activate P-Rex1, demonstrating subunit-specific regulation. |
In vitro GEF assay with purified recombinant G protein subunits reconstituted in synthetic lipid vesicles |
The Journal of biological chemistry |
High |
16301321
|
| 2007 |
Membrane translocation of P-Rex1 requires both Gβγ and PI3K (PIP3) synergistically; neither alone causes significant translocation. The DH/PH domain tandem is sufficient for this synergistic membrane localization, GEF activity is not required for translocation, and membrane-derived P-Rex1 has higher basal GEF activity than cytosol-derived P-Rex1. |
Subcellular fractionation of Sf9 cells co-expressing P-Rex1 with Gβγ and/or PI3K; P-Rex1 domain mutant analysis; in vitro Rac2-GEF activity assay |
The Journal of biological chemistry |
High |
17698854
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| 2007 |
P-Rex1 and P-Rex2 interact with mTOR through their tandem DEP domains; P-Rex1 associates with both mTORC1 and mTORC2 but is only active in the mTORC2 complex; dominant-negative P-Rex1 and shRNA knockdown reduce mTOR/mTORC2-dependent Rac activation and cell migration. |
Co-immunoprecipitation, dominant-negative constructs, shRNA knockdown, Rac activation assay, cell migration assay |
The Journal of biological chemistry |
Medium |
17565979
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| 2007 |
Endogenous P-Rex1 translocates from cytoplasm to the leading edge of polarized human neutrophils in a Gβγ- and PIP3-dependent manner upon chemoattractant stimulation, where it co-localizes with F-actin and Rac2; PKA activation inhibits P-Rex1 translocation. |
Immunofluorescence microscopy of human neutrophils, pharmacological inhibitors of PI3K and Gβγ, PKA activation |
Journal of leukocyte biology |
Medium |
17227822
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| 2008 |
The second DEP and first PDZ domains of P-Rex1 associate with its IP4P domain; this domain-domain interaction is essential for Gβγ-induced activation and PKA-induced inhibition. PKA phosphorylation prevents domain-domain interaction and Gβγ binding, revealing an intramolecular regulatory mechanism. |
Immunoprecipitation of truncated P-Rex1 mutants, in vitro GEF assay, PAK1/2 phosphorylation assay, alanine-substitution mutagenesis |
Cellular signalling |
Medium |
18514484
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| 2008 |
P-Rex1 localizes to the distal tips of developing neurites and axonal growth cones in PC12 cells and hippocampal neurons; P-Rex1 activates Rac3 in neuronal cells; P-Rex1 expression inhibits NGF-stimulated neurite differentiation through its GEF activity, while P-Rex1 knockdown promotes neurite hyper-elongation with decreased F-actin at the growth cone. |
Immunofluorescence in PC12 cells and hippocampal neurons, GEF-dead mutant analysis, RNAi knockdown, cytochalasin D rescue, Rac3 GTPase activity assay |
Journal of cell science |
Medium |
18697831
|
| 2009 |
P-Rex1 is required for SDF-1/CXCL12-stimulated Rac activation, endothelial cell migration, and in vitro angiogenesis via the CXCR4/Gβγ/PI3K pathway; P-Rex1 knockdown does not affect VEGF-mediated responses, demonstrating pathway-specific GEF function. |
siRNA knockdown, Rac activation assay, cell migration assay, in vitro tube formation assay |
Molecular pharmacology |
Medium |
20018810
|
| 2009 |
Silencing P-Rex1 in metastatic prostate cancer PC-3 cells inhibits Rac activity and reduces cell migration and invasion; expression of recombinant P-Rex1 (but not its GEF-dead mutant) in non-metastatic CWR22Rv1 cells promotes Rac-dependent lamellipodia formation and lymph node metastasis in a mouse xenograft model. |
siRNA knockdown, GEF-dead mutant rescue, Rac activation assay, xenograft mouse model, lamellipodia imaging |
Oncogene |
High |
19305425
|
| 2010 |
P-Rex1 is activated downstream of ErbB receptors by dephosphorylation of inhibitory residues and phosphorylation of activating residues; the phosphorylation/dephosphorylation cycle regulates Rac activation, and P-Rex1 knockdown impairs breast cancer cell migration, invasion, and in vivo tumorigenic potential. |
Phosphorylation site mutagenesis, siRNA knockdown, Rac activation assay, cell migration and invasion assay, in vivo tumorigenesis assay |
Oncogene |
Medium |
21042280
|
| 2010 |
P-Rex1 is an essential mediator of ErbB receptor-driven Rac1 activation, cell motility, and tumorigenesis in breast cancer cells; its activation requires convergent inputs from ErbB receptors and a Gβγ/PI3Kγ-dependent pathway; CXCR4 is identified as a crucial co-activator of P-Rex1/Rac1 in response to ErbB ligands. |
siRNA knockdown, dominant-negative PI3Kγ, Rac1 activation assay, cell migration and invasion assay, in vivo tumor xenograft |
Molecular cell |
High |
21172654
|
| 2010 |
P-Rex1 and Vav1 synergistically control fMLF-stimulated ROS formation, adhesion, chemotaxis, and Rac1/Rac2 activation in neutrophils; combined P-Rex1/Vav1 deficiency causes greater impairment than loss of either GEF family alone, establishing P-Rex1 and Vav1 as the major fMLFR-dependent Rac-GEFs in neutrophils. |
Compound knockout mouse (P-Rex1−/− and Vav1−/−), Rac activation assay, ROS measurement, chemotaxis and adhesion assays |
Journal of immunology |
High |
21178006
|
| 2011 |
P-Rex1 loss in mice causes a melanoblast migration defect and P-Rex1−/− mice crossed to a melanoma model are resistant to metastasis; mechanistically, P-Rex1 drives invasion in a Rac-dependent manner. |
P-Rex1 knockout mouse, melanoma mouse model cross, invasion assay, Rac activation assay |
Nature communications |
High |
22109529
|
| 2011 |
P-Rex1 promotes GLUT4 trafficking to the plasma membrane in adipocytes via PI3K- and Rac1-dependent actin remodeling and membrane ruffle formation; GEF activity is required and neither Cdc42 nor Rho substitutes. |
P-Rex1 overexpression and siRNA knockdown in 3T3-L1 adipocytes, GLUT4 trafficking assay, membrane ruffling imaging, dominant-negative Rac1, cytochalasin D treatment |
The Journal of biological chemistry |
Medium |
22002247
|
| 2011 |
P-Rex1 is expressed in platelets and associates with Rac1 by co-immunoprecipitation, but P-Rex1−/− platelets respond normally to platelet agonists and activating surfaces, indicating P-Rex1 is not required for Rac1-mediated platelet activation. |
Co-immunoprecipitation, P-Rex1 knockout mouse, platelet spreading/aggregation assays |
Journal of molecular signaling |
Medium |
21884615
|
| 2012 |
PP1α binds P-Rex1 through an RVxF docking motif and directly activates P-Rex1 GEF activity in vitro independently of and additively to PIP3 and Gβγ; mass spectrometry identified Ser834, Ser1001, and Ser1165 as PP1α dephosphorylation sites; Ser1165Ala mutation activates P-Rex1 to a similar extent as PP1α. |
Co-immunoprecipitation, in vitro GEF assay with purified proteins, mass spectrometry of phosphorylation sites, site-directed mutagenesis |
The Biochemical journal |
High |
22242915
|
| 2012 |
In zebrafish, Prex1 is a Nodal transcriptional target required for Nodal-dependent random endodermal cell motility and actin dynamics via Rac1; reducing Rac1 activity caused cells to bypass random migration and aberrantly contribute to mesoderm. |
Zebrafish transgenic reporter, morpholino knockdown of prex1, Rac1 inhibition, live imaging of actin dynamics |
The Journal of cell biology |
Medium |
22945937
|
| 2013 |
PI3K inhibition in PIK3CA-mutant and HER2-amplified breast cancers suppresses Rac1/PAK/CRAF/MEK/ERK signaling via P-Rex1; constitutively active Rac1 blocks PI3Ki-induced ERK suppression and apoptosis, and P-Rex1 is the PIP3-dependent GEF mediating this pathway. |
Constitutively active Rac1 rescue, PI3K inhibitor treatment, ERK phosphorylation assay, apoptosis assay, in vivo tumor models |
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America |
High |
24327733
|
| 2013 |
P-Rex1 and PDGFRβ form a macromolecular complex; P-Rex1 expression drives invasion in a manner dependent on functional PDGFRβ, and siRNA of either P-Rex1 or PDGFRβ reduces invasiveness of WM852 melanoma cells. |
Co-immunoprecipitation, siRNA knockdown, 3D invasion assay |
PloS one |
Medium |
23382862
|
| 2014 |
P-Rex1 directly acts as a GEF for RhoG in vitro and in GPCR-stimulated mouse neutrophils; loss of either P-Rex1 or RhoG causes equivalent reductions in GPCR-driven Rac activation and NADPH oxidase activity; RhoG loss impairs DOCK2 and F-actin recruitment to the leading edge, revealing a P-Rex1→RhoG→DOCK2→Rac hierarchy. |
In vitro GEF assay for RhoG, P-Rex1 and RhoG knockout neutrophils, DOCK2 localization by immunofluorescence, NADPH oxidase activity assay |
Journal of cell science |
High |
24659802
|
| 2014 |
P-Rex1 creates a positive feedback loop activating Rac1, PI3K/AKT, and MEK/ERK signaling independently of PTEN, and promotes insulin-like growth factor-1 receptor activation, suggesting P-Rex1 provides positive feedback to upstream PI3K activators. |
shRNA knockdown, Rac inhibition, P-Rex1 overexpression, phosphoproteomic analysis, PI3K inhibitor treatment in breast cancer cells |
Oncogene |
Medium |
25284585
|
| 2015 |
The 1.95 Å crystal structure of the P-Rex1 DH-PH domain in complex with Rac1 was determined; mutations at the P-Rex1·Rac1 interface disrupted signaling downstream of RTKs and GPCRs; PIP3/Gβγ binding sites are on the opposite surface from the Rac1 interface, supporting a model where PIP3/Gβγ binding releases inhibitory C-terminal domains to expose the Rac1 binding site. |
X-ray crystallography (1.95 Å), interface mutagenesis, functional signaling assays |
The Journal of biological chemistry |
High |
26112412
|
| 2015 |
P-Rex1 is required in the CA1 hippocampus for LTD via a PP1α-P-Rex1-Rac1 signaling pathway that regulates AMPA receptor endocytosis; P-Rex1 deletion or knockdown in CA1 impairs LTD and causes autism-like social behavior in mice. |
P-Rex1 genetic deletion and shRNA knockdown in CA1, electrophysiology (LTD), AMPA receptor endocytosis assay, behavioral tests |
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America |
Medium |
26621702
|
| 2016 |
Type I PKA regulatory subunit (RIα) interacts with P-Rex1 via its PDZ domains through the CNB-B domain of RIα; P-Rex1 activation localizes PKA to the cell periphery; PKA phosphorylates P-Rex1 at Ser-436 in its DEP1 domain, which inhibits the DH-PH catalytic cassette by direct interaction; the P-Rex1 S436A mutant shows increased RacGEF activity. |
Co-immunoprecipitation of endogenous proteins, site-directed mutagenesis, RacGEF activity assay, immunofluorescence, cell migration assay with S436A mutant |
The Journal of biological chemistry |
High |
26797121
|
| 2016 |
PAKs (activated by Rac1 downstream of P-Rex1) phosphorylate P-Rex1 in a negative feedback loop downstream of RTK (neuregulin, IGF1) and GPCR activation, reducing P-Rex1 binding to PIP3 and GEF activity; PAK-mediated phosphorylation onset is delayed compared to AKT phosphorylation. |
PAK inhibitor treatment, PAK siRNA knockdown, P-Rex1 phosphorylation assays, PIP3-binding assay, GEF activity assay |
The Journal of biological chemistry |
Medium |
27481946
|
| 2016 |
Norbin (Neurochondrin/NCDN), a GPCR-adaptor protein, directly binds P-Rex1 via its pleckstrin homology domain; direct interaction with Norbin increases basal, PIP3-, and Gβγ-stimulated P-Rex1 Rac-GEF activity; Norbin co-expression drives P-Rex1 translocation from cytosol to plasma membrane and promotes Rac1 activation and lamellipodia formation. |
Pulldown from mouse brain fractions, reciprocal Co-IP with purified proteins and in cells, GEF activity assay with purified proteins, PH domain mutagenesis, immunofluorescence and subcellular fractionation |
The Journal of biological chemistry |
High |
26792863
|
| 2016 |
PKC (specifically PKCδ) directly phosphorylates P-Rex1 at Ser313, an inhibitory site that negatively regulates GEF exchange activity; activation of growth factor receptors phosphorylates Ser1169 through a PKC-independent mechanism; these multiple sites are regulated by distinct kinases. |
Kinase inhibitors, phospho-specific antibodies, PKCδ overexpression, site-directed mutagenesis (S313A), in vitro GEF assay |
Oncotarget |
Medium |
27788493
|
| 2016 |
ERK/MAPK signaling drives PREX1 overexpression in BRAF- and NRAS-mutant melanoma through both increased gene transcription and enhanced protein stability; PREX1-dependent invasion is mediated by RAC1 but not CDC42. |
ERK inhibitor treatment, siRNA knockdown, invasion assay, Rac1/Cdc42 activation assay, gene transcription analysis |
Molecular cancer research : MCR |
Medium |
27418645
|
| 2018 |
GTPase-deficient GαqQL and Gα13QL form stable complexes with Gβγ that impair Gβγ interaction with P-Rex1; the N-terminal regions of Gαq and Gα13 are essential for sequestering Gβγ away from P-Rex1; Gβγ and AKT associate with SDF-1-stimulated P-Rex1; this mechanism prioritizes Gαq/Gα13→Rho signaling over Gβγ→P-Rex1→Rac signaling. |
Pulldown assays with constitutively active Gα mutants, chimeric Gα proteins, co-immunoprecipitation, DREADD-based chemogenetics, P-Rex1 Rac-GEF activity assay |
The Journal of biological chemistry |
Medium |
30446620
|
| 2018 |
PKA regulatory subunit RIα directly activates P-Rex1 in vitro and promotes P-Rex1-mediated Rac activation and endothelial cell migration downstream of Gs-coupled EP2 receptors; RIα interacts with P-Rex1 PDZ1 domain via its CNB-B domain; this is distinct from catalytic Cα subunit, which phosphorylates and inhibits P-Rex1. |
In vitro P-Rex1 GEF assay with purified RIα, P-Rex1 siRNA knockdown, cAMP pulldown assay, cell migration assay, RIα mutant analysis |
The Journal of biological chemistry |
High |
30530493
|
| 2018 |
GRK2 is required for TCR-induced CXCR4 phosphorylation at Ser-339, TCR-CXCR4 complex formation, and subsequent PREX1 membrane recruitment; TCR→GRK2→CXCR4→PI3Kγ→PREX1-Rac1 signaling stabilizes cytokine mRNAs and drives cytokine secretion in T cells. |
GRK2 siRNA, GRK2 inhibitor (paroxetine), CXCR4-Ser339 mutant analysis, PREX1 membrane recruitment assay, cytokine ELISA |
The Journal of biological chemistry |
Medium |
30018141
|
| 2019 |
The 3.2 Å cryo-EM structure of the P-Rex1-Gβγ complex reveals that the C-terminal half of P-Rex1 adopts a fold similar to Legionella phosphoinositide phosphatases; this domain coalesces with a DEP domain and two PDZ domains to form an extensive Gβγ docking site; HDX-MS shows Gβγ binding induces allosteric changes; membrane localization is required for full activation. |
Cryo-EM (3.2 Å), hydrogen-deuterium exchange mass spectrometry, functional GEF assays |
Science advances |
High |
31663027
|
| 2020 |
The DEP1 domain of P-Rex1 autoinhibits GEF activity by interacting with the DH/PH domains in solution; the 3.1 Å crystal structure of DEP1 shows a domain-swap involving an exposed basic loop containing the PKA phosphorylation site; PKA phosphorylation of DEP1 does not affect activity or solution conformation of DH/PH-DEP1 in vitro but inhibits DEP1 binding to phosphatidic acid-containing liposomes, suggesting PKA hampers P-Rex1 membrane binding. |
X-ray crystallography (3.1 Å), in vitro GEF assay of DH/PH-DEP1 fragments, liposome binding assay, PKA phosphorylation of purified proteins |
The Journal of biological chemistry |
High |
32661198
|
| 2020 |
Small molecules targeting the P-Rex1 PH domain block PIP3 binding and inhibit fMLP-induced neutrophil spreading, Rac2 activation, and neutrophil recruitment in a zebrafish inflammation model, establishing the PH domain PIP3-binding site as a tractable drug target. |
Differential scanning fluorimetry screen, PIP3 binding competition assay, neutrophil Rac2 activation assay, zebrafish in vivo model |
Molecular pharmacology |
Medium |
31900312
|
| 2020 |
P-Rex1 mediates glucose-stimulated Rac1 activation and insulin secretion in pancreatic β-cells; P-Rex1 knockdown attenuates glucose-induced Rac1 activation, Rac1 membrane association, and GSIS; RhoG knockdown does not affect GSIS, distinguishing the P-Rex1-dependent pathway. |
siRNA knockdown, Rac1 activation pulldown assay, membrane fractionation, GSIS ELISA |
Cellular physiology and biochemistry |
Medium |
33347743
|
| 2021 |
Gβγ activates P-Rex1 via two independent binding interfaces: Gβγ interacts with both the DH/PH domains and the PDZ-PDZ domains; the PDZ-PDZ/Gβγ interface mediates P-Rex1 recruitment to the plasma membrane while the DH/PH/Gβγ interface contributes to catalytic activation; C-terminal domain of P-Rex1 inhibits its catalytic activity. |
Pulldown assays with purified proteins, chimeric GEF (Q-Rhox) to separate recruitment from activation, plasma membrane localization imaging |
Biochemical and biophysical research communications |
Medium |
33412417
|
| 2023 |
P-Rex1 is a novel substrate of the E3 ubiquitin ligase Malin (EPM2B); Malin ubiquitinates P-Rex1, linking P-Rex1 to the laforin-Malin complex associated with Lafora disease and altered glucose uptake. |
Unbiased ubiquitination substrate screen using Malin E3 ligase activity, protein-protein interaction assays |
Neurobiology of disease |
Medium |
36638890
|
| 2023 |
NRBP1 (a pseudokinase) binds P-Rex1 and acts as a scaffold to enhance GTP-bound Rac1 and Cdc42 levels in a P-Rex1-dependent manner; NRBP1-mediated cell migration and invasion in triple-negative breast cancer requires P-Rex1; constitutively active Rac1 rescues NRBP1 knockdown effects. |
BioID/MS pulldown, siRNA knockdown, constitutively active Rac1 rescue, Rac1/Cdc42 activation assay, migration/invasion assay |
Oncogene |
Medium |
36693952
|
| 2024 |
Cryo-EM structure of P-Rex1 bound to IP4 (at 3.2 Å resolution) reveals an autoinhibited conformation where the PH domain occludes the active site of the DH domain, stabilized by DH-DEP1 and PH-4HB subdomain interactions; disrupting these interfaces activates P-Rex1 in cells during chemokine-induced migration; PIP3-containing liposomes disrupt these interfaces, providing the mechanism of PIP3-mediated activation. |
Cryo-EM, HDX-MS, in vitro GEF assay with interface mutants, cell migration assay with full-length P-Rex1 interface variants, liposome binding |
eLife |
High |
39082940
|
| 2025 |
P-Rex1 limits hepatocyte glucose uptake and mitochondrial function (membrane potential, ATP production, morphology) independently of its Rac-GEF catalytic activity; P-Rex1 controls Glut2 surface levels and Gpr21 (an orphan inhibitory GPCR) trafficking at the plasma membrane; a catalytically inactive Prex1GD knock-in mouse recapitulates the glucose clearance phenotype of Prex1−/− mice. |
Prex1−/− and catalytically inactive Prex1GD knock-in mice, high-fat diet model, cell fractionation, Glut2 surface assay, mitochondrial function assays, Gpr21 trafficking analysis |
Cell reports |
High |
41046518
|
| 2025 |
P-Rex1 limits the agonist-induced internalization of GPCRs (S1PR1, CXCR4, PAR4, GLP1R) but not RTKs (PDGFR, EGFR) independently of its Rac-GEF activity, through its PDZ, DEP, and IP4P domains; P-Rex1 binds GRK2 directly in vitro and in cells and blocks GRK2-mediated phosphorylation required for GPCR internalization. |
CRISPR-Cas9 P-Rex1 KO, catalytically inactive P-Rex1 mutant, GPCR internalization assay, GRK2 binding assay in vitro and in cells, phosphorylation assay |
Cell reports |
High |
41100251
|
| 2025 |
P-Rex1 mediates neutrophil phagocytosis of IgG-opsonized zymosan and bacterial killing independently of its Rac-GEF activity; P-Rex1 is required for Fc receptor-dependent Rac and Syk activation; in contrast, P-Rex1-mediated migration, ROS, and NET formation require its catalytic GEF activity. |
Prex1−/− and catalytically inactive Prex1GD mice, phagocytosis assay, bactericidal assay, Rac activation assay, Syk activation assay |
Frontiers in immunology |
High |
41098722
|
| 2009 |
P-Rex1 PDZ domains interact directly with the S1P1 receptor carboxyl-terminal tail; P-Rex1 co-expression diminishes S1P1 trafficking to intracellular compartments (maintains receptor at cell surface); cells transfected with P-Rex1 PDZ domains show increased migratory response to S1P. |
Co-immunoprecipitation, PDZ domain-S1P1 tail binding assay, S1P1 internalization assay, cell migration assay |
Biochemical and biophysical research communications |
Medium |
20036214
|