| 2003 |
RhoG interacts directly with Elmo in a GTP-dependent manner and forms a ternary complex with Dock180 to induce activation of Rac1. This RhoG-Elmo-Dock180 pathway is required for integrin-mediated Rac1 activation and cell spreading, as well as NGF-induced neurite outgrowth. |
Co-immunoprecipitation, pulldown assays, dominant-negative and constitutively active mutant expression, cell spreading and neurite outgrowth assays |
Nature |
High |
12879077
|
| 1998 |
Constitutively active RhoG produces cytoskeletal changes (ruffles, lamellipodia, filopodia, microvilli) similar to simultaneous activation of Rac1 and Cdc42Hs. RhoG does not directly interact with Rac1/Cdc42 effectors PAK-1, POR1, or WASP, but requires endogenous Rac1 and Cdc42 activities. RhoG's morphogenic activity requires the microtubule network, and microtubule depolymerization reverses the RhoG phenotype. |
GFP-fusion protein expression, dominant-negative co-expression epistasis, nocodazole treatment, immunofluorescence microscopy |
Molecular biology of the cell |
High |
9614181
|
| 2000 |
Trio's N-terminal GEF domain (TrioGEF1/TrioD1) directly activates RhoG with higher in vitro GEF activity on RhoG than on Rac1. In fibroblasts, dominant-negative RhoG abolishes TrioD1 signaling, and TrioD1 requires the microtubule network and relocalizes RhoG to active plasma membrane sites. |
In vitro nucleotide exchange assay, dominant-negative mutant epistasis, immunofluorescence, nocodazole treatment |
Journal of cell science |
High |
10652265
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| 2000 |
Trio GEFD1 interacts through its PH domain with the actin-filament-crosslinking protein filamin. Trio GEFD1 induces actin-based ruffling in filamin-expressing but not filamin-deficient cells, or cells transfected with filamin lacking the Trio-binding domain. Filamin binding does not affect Trio GEFD1 exchange activity. |
Co-immunoprecipitation, pulldown, filamin-deficient cell reconstitution, actin ruffle assays |
Nature cell biology |
High |
11146652
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| 2001 |
Kinectin is identified as a RhoG effector: RhoG(GTP) specifically interacts with the central domain of kinectin. RhoG, kinectin, and kinesin colocalize in the endoplasmic reticulum and lysosomes. RhoG morphogenic activity requires kinectin interaction and kinesin activity. RhoG activation facilitates microtubule-dependent lysosomal transport via kinectin. |
Yeast two-hybrid screen, co-precipitation, antibody injection to block interaction, time-lapse videomicroscopy, immunofluorescence |
Molecular and cellular biology |
High |
11689693
|
| 1996 |
RhoGDI-3 is a GDP dissociation inhibitor that specifically interacts with both GDP- and GTP-bound forms of RhoB and RhoG (but not RhoA, RhoC, or Rac1). RhoGDI-3 inhibits GDP/GTP exchange of RhoB and releases GDP-bound but not GTP-bound RhoB from cell membranes. Unlike other GDIs, RhoGDI-3 associates with a detergent-insoluble membranous/cytoskeletal fraction. |
Yeast two-hybrid, in vitro GDP/GTP exchange inhibition assay, membrane fractionation |
The Journal of biological chemistry |
High |
8939998
|
| 2002 |
RhoGDI-3 inhibits activation of RhoG and targets RhoG to the Golgi apparatus. The unique N-terminal amphipathic alpha-helix of RhoGDI-3 mediates Golgi association and is required for both Golgi targeting and stability of the cytoplasmic RhoG/RhoGDI-3 complex. |
Confocal microscopy, immuno-isolation, RhoGDI-3 N-terminal domain mutants, GFP-targeting experiments |
Traffic (Copenhagen, Denmark) |
High |
11967128
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| 2004 |
RhoG (and its C. elegans ortholog MIG-2) functions upstream of ELMO/CED-12 in a conserved signaling module (TRIO/UNC-73 → RhoG/MIG-2 → ELMO/CED-12 → Dock180 → Rac) required for phagocytosis of apoptotic cells. Armadillo (ARM) repeats within CED-12/ELMO mediate direct interaction with activated MIG-2/RhoG. |
Genetic epistasis in C. elegans, mammalian cell engulfment assays, GST pulldowns, domain mapping |
Current biology : CB |
High |
15620647
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| 2004 |
SGEF is a GEF that specifically activates RhoG but not Rac1 or Rac3. Recombinant SGEF DH/PH domain exchanges nucleotide on RhoG in vitro. SGEF-induced dorsal ruffles are morphologically similar to those from constitutively active RhoG, and both SGEF and RhoG stimulate macropinocytosis (dextran uptake), requiring a catalytically active DH domain. |
In vitro nucleotide exchange assay, scanning electron microscopy, dextran uptake assay, dominant-negative and catalytic-dead mutants |
Molecular biology of the cell |
High |
15133129
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| 2004 |
The crystal structure of the TrioN (GEFD1) DH/PH domain was determined to 1.7 Å resolution. In vitro exchange experiments show RhoG is ~3× more efficiently exchanged than Rac by TrioN; residues 54 and 69 (not conserved between RhoG and Rac) determine this specificity. The RhoG C-terminal basic tail enables TrioN-PH domain binding to PtdIns(3,4)P2 with micromolar affinity, a function not seen with Rac. |
X-ray crystallography, in vitro nucleotide exchange assay, dot-blot phospholipid binding, surface plasmon resonance/affinity binding |
The Journal of biological chemistry |
High |
15199069
|
| 2005 |
RhoG promotes cell migration via the ELMO-Dock180 pathway to activate Rac1 and form lamellipodia at the leading edge. RNAi knockdown of RhoG in HeLa cells reduces Rac1 activation, lamellipodia formation, and migration. Active RhoG promotes migration through ELMO and Dock180, but Dock180-Crk interaction is dispensable for this effect. |
RNAi knockdown, scratch-wound and Transwell migration assays, Rac1 activation pulldown assay, dominant-negative/active mutant epistasis |
Journal of cell science |
High |
16339170
|
| 2002 |
RhoG activates Rac1 and Cdc42 downstream of NGF/Ras to mediate neurite outgrowth in PC12 cells. Dominant-negative Rac1 or Cdc42 inhibits RhoG-induced neurite outgrowth; constitutively active RhoG elevates endogenous Rac1 and Cdc42 activities. Dominant-negative RhoG suppresses both NGF-induced and Ras-induced neurite outgrowth. |
Transient expression of constitutively active/dominant-negative mutants, Rac1/Cdc42 activity assays, epistasis analysis |
Molecular and cellular biology |
High |
10982854
|
| 2002 |
Trio GEFD1 acts upstream of RhoG in the NGF pathway to induce neurite outgrowth in PC12 cells. The spectrin repeats and SH3-1 domain of Trio are required for GEFD1-mediated neurite outgrowth. Trio protein levels increase upon NGF stimulation. |
Dominant-negative RhoG epistasis, Trio domain deletion mutants, PC12 neurite outgrowth assays |
Current biology : CB |
Medium |
11864571
|
| 2002 |
Vav2 and (to a lesser extent) Dbs activate RhoG in vitro. RhoG interacts in a GTP-dependent manner with IQGAP2, MLK-3, and PLD1, but not PAKs, POSH, WASP, Par-6, or IRSp53. Activated RhoG stimulates JNK and Akt but not SRF or NF-κB. Dominant-negative Rac1 does not inhibit lamellipodia induced by activated RhoG, suggesting RhoG can signal independently of Rac1. |
In vitro GEF exchange assays, GTP-dependent pulldown assays, JNK/Akt/SRF/NF-κB reporter assays, tat-Rac1(17N) transduction |
The Journal of biological chemistry |
High |
12376551
|
| 2002 |
Constitutively active Rac1 and RhoG (but not RhoA or Cdc42) protect cells from UV-induced apoptosis. This anti-apoptotic effect is independent of NF-κB but requires direct interaction of RhoG (and Rac1) with PI3K and stimulation of Akt. RhoG also activates JNK through a separate pathway. |
Expression of constitutively active GTPase mutants, apoptosis assays, PI3K co-immunoprecipitation, Akt phosphorylation assays, NF-κB reporter |
Oncogene |
Medium |
11803464
|
| 2007 |
RhoG is activated downstream of ICAM1 engagement in endothelial cells, requiring the intracellular domain of ICAM1. ICAM1 colocalizes with RhoG and binds to the RhoG-specific GEF SGEF via SGEF's SH3 domain. RhoG depletion by siRNA decreases endothelial cup formation and inhibits leukocyte trans-endothelial migration (TEM) without affecting leukocyte adhesion. SGEF silencing also reduces RhoG activity, cup formation, and TEM. |
siRNA knockdown, RhoG activation assay, co-immunoprecipitation (ICAM1-SGEF), confocal microscopy, TEM assays |
The Journal of cell biology |
High |
17875742
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| 2007 |
PLEKHG6 is a RhoG-specific GEF recruited by ezrin to the apical pole of epithelial cells. PLEKHG6 activates RhoG (and to lesser extent Rac1). Ezrin forms a ternary complex with PLEKHG6 and RhoG, and also with PLEKHG6 and the RhoG effector ELMO. Both PLEKHG6 and ezrin are required for macropinocytosis (dextran uptake) downstream of EGF. |
Co-immunoprecipitation, dominant-negative RhoG epistasis, dextran uptake assays, siRNA knockdown |
Molecular biology of the cell |
High |
17881735
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| 2006 |
RhoG depletion impairs GPCR agonist (C5a/fMLP)-stimulated NADPH oxidase activity and oxidant generation in neutrophils. Loss of RhoG causes early, transient reduction of Rac1 and Rac2 activation by fMLP. Chemotaxis and other signaling events (PKB phosphorylation, p38MAPK, PLD activation, calcium flux) are unaffected. |
RhoG knockout mice, NADPH oxidase activity assay, Rac1/Rac2 activation pulldown assay, chemotaxis assay |
Journal of immunology |
High |
16621998
|
| 2006 |
Dock4 is regulated by RhoG through ELMO: active RhoG induces translocation of the Dock4-ELMO complex from cytoplasm to the plasma membrane and enhances Dock4/ELMO-dependent Rac1 activation and cell migration. |
Co-immunoprecipitation, subcellular fractionation/localization, Rac1 activation pulldown assay, RNAi knockdown, migration assays |
Experimental cell research |
Medium |
17027967
|
| 2009 |
RhoG is maintained in an inactive state by a ternary complex of syndecan-4 (S4), synectin, and RhoGDI1. PKCα phosphorylates RhoGDI1 at Ser96 upon S4 clustering, releasing RhoG and leading to polarized Rac1 activation. This pathway is downstream of FGF2 signaling for angiogenesis. |
Co-immunoprecipitation (ternary complex), phosphorylation site mutation, Rac1 activation assays, siRNA knockdown, endothelial migration assays |
The Journal of cell biology |
High |
19581409
|
| 2010 |
Ephexin4 is a GEF for RhoG that interacts with EphA2. Ligand-independent EphA2 activates RhoG via Ephexin4, which recruits ELMO2 and Dock4 to form a complex with EphA2 at cortactin-rich protrusion tips. Dock4-mediated Rac activation downstream of this pathway promotes breast cancer cell migration and invasion. |
siRNA knockdown/rescue experiments, co-immunoprecipitation, RhoG and Rac activity assays, invasion/migration assays, immunofluorescence |
The Journal of cell biology |
High |
20679435
|
| 2010 |
EGF stimulation causes rapid, strong activation of endogenous RhoG in epithelial cells, mediated by Vav family GEFs (and in some cell types PLEKHG6). RhoG activation after EGF is independent of Rac1 activation. RhoG has roles in EGF-stimulated cell migration and EGF receptor internalization. |
RhoG nucleotide-free pulldown assay, siRNA knockdown of Vav/PLEKHG6, EGF receptor internalization assay, migration assay |
Molecular biology of the cell |
Medium |
20237158
|
| 2011 |
TC21 (RRas2) co-translocates with the TCR to the immunological synapse and drives TCR internalization via a RhoG-dependent phagocytic mechanism. RhoG is required for TCR-triggered phagocytosis of beads and uptake of MHC from antigen-presenting cells. |
siRNA knockdown, phagocytosis assays (1–6 μm beads), TCR internalization assays, live-cell imaging |
Immunity |
High |
21820331
|
| 2011 |
Syndecan-4 binding by fibronectin triggers PKCα-dependent RhoG activation, leading to dynamin- and caveolin-dependent α5β1-integrin endocytosis. Genetic disruption of RhoG in mice retards dermal wound closure due to defective migration of fibroblasts and keratinocytes. |
Atomic force microscopy (cell avidity), co-immunoprecipitation, RhoG knockout mouse model, wound healing assay, integrin internalization assay |
Developmental cell |
High |
21982645
|
| 2011 |
RhoG is required for particle uptake through both FcγR and CR3 in macrophages, demonstrated by RNAi screen. RhoG is recruited and activated at phagocytic cups downstream of both receptors. Unexpectedly, RhoG connects to RhoA signaling downstream of CR3. |
RNAi screen (20 Rho GTPases individually depleted), phagocytosis assays, RhoG recruitment/activation at phagocytic cups |
Journal of cell science |
High |
21878497
|
| 2011 |
The RhoG/ELMO1/Dock180 signaling module is required for dendritic spine morphogenesis in hippocampal neurons. Depletion of Dock180 inhibits spine formation; ELMO1 acts with Dock180 in a complex to activate Rac GTPase for this process; RhoG functions upstream of the ELMO1/Dock180 complex in spine formation. |
RNAi screen of 70 Rho GEFs, siRNA knockdown, overexpression, Rac GTPase activation assay, confocal microscopy |
The Journal of biological chemistry |
Medium |
21900250
|
| 2011 |
Ephexin4-mediated RhoG activation is required for resistance to anoikis (suspension-induced apoptosis) downstream of EphA2. Knockdown of Ephexin4 decreases RhoG activity and Akt phosphorylation in suspended cells; rescue requires active RhoG and PI3K/Akt. |
siRNA knockdown/rescue, RhoG activity assay, Akt phosphorylation assay, anoikis assay |
Experimental cell research |
Medium |
21621533
|
| 2012 |
miR-124 suppresses RhoG expression in neurons, and RhoG inhibits dendritic branching via ELMO/Dock180/Rac1 signaling and inhibits axonal branching in a Cdc42-dependent manner. miR-124 directly targets the RhoG 3'UTR to regulate neuronal process complexity. |
miRNA overexpression/knockdown, RhoG siRNA, dominant-negative GTPase epistasis, hippocampal neuron morphometry in vitro and in vivo |
The EMBO journal |
High |
22588079
|
| 2012 |
RhoG mediates glioblastoma cell invasion through brain slices. RhoG is activated by HGF and EGF. Depletion of RhoG strongly inhibits Rac1 activation by both growth factors and impairs lamellipodia and invadopodia formation. |
siRNA depletion, ex vivo brain slice invasion assay, Rac1 activation pulldown, lamellipodia/invadopodia imaging |
Molecular cancer |
Medium |
22966858
|
| 2013 |
RhoG is expressed in platelets and activated by collagen-related peptide (CRP) via a Src family kinase-dependent, Syk- and PI3K-independent mechanism. RhoG deficiency impairs GPVI-specific granule secretion (α-granules, dense granules, lysosomes) and integrin activation, leading to reduced thrombus formation in vivo. RhoG function is GPVI-specific and does not affect thrombin signaling. |
RhoG knockout mice, platelet aggregation assay, granule secretion assay, integrin activation assay, in vivo thrombosis model, kinase inhibitor studies |
The Journal of biological chemistry |
High |
24106269 24106270
|
| 2014 |
P-Rex1 acts as a GEF for RhoG (in addition to Rac1) both in vitro and in GPCR-stimulated primary mouse neutrophils. Loss of P-Rex1 or RhoG causes equivalent reductions in GPCR-driven Rac activation and NADPH oxidase activity. RhoG loss impairs GPCR-driven DOCK2 recruitment and F-actin polarization to the leading edge, placing RhoG upstream of DOCK2-mediated Rac activation in neutrophils. |
In vitro GEF exchange assay, RhoG knockout mice, Rac activation assay, NADPH oxidase assay, DOCK2 localization by immunofluorescence |
Journal of cell science |
High |
24659802
|
| 2015 |
Anillin is recruited to the leading edge by active RhoG (MIG-2) in C. elegans Q neuroblasts. The active form of RhoG/MIG-2 directly binds to Anillin. Anillin stabilizes F-actin at the leading edge by antagonizing Cofilin-mediated severing, transducing the RhoG signal to the actin cytoskeleton during neuronal migration and neurite growth. |
CRISPR-Cas9 conditional mutations, live imaging, biochemical F-actin stabilization assay, direct binding assay (RhoG–Anillin), C. elegans neuronal migration assay |
Current biology : CB |
High |
25843030
|
| 2015 |
ELMO2 simultaneously binds ILK and RhoG, forming a tripartite ERI complex. In differentiated keratinocytes, ERI complexes (independently of integrins) promote microtubule stability via Rac1-dependent phosphorylation and inactivation of stathmin and GSK-3β/CRMP2. |
Co-immunoprecipitation, Ilk gene inactivation (KO), microtubule dynamics imaging, RhoG/ELMO2 overexpression, Rac1 activity assay |
Molecular biology of the cell |
Medium |
25995380
|
| 2007 |
RhoG regulates anoikis through a PI3K-dependent mechanism independent of ELMO/Dock180-mediated Rac1 activation. Constitutively active RhoG binds to the PI3K regulatory subunit p85α and induces PI3K-dependent Akt phosphorylation to suppress anoikis. |
RNAi knockdown, co-immunoprecipitation (RhoG–p85α), Akt phosphorylation assay, anoikis assay, constitutively active/dominant-negative mutant epistasis |
Experimental cell research |
Medium |
17570359
|
| 2017 |
RhoG and its GEF SGEF regulate invadopodia disassembly in breast cancer cells. Silencing RhoG or SGEF stabilizes invadopodia (longer lifetime). RhoG and Rac1 have independent and opposing roles in invadopodia dynamics. RhoG/SGEF modulate paxillin phosphorylation, a key step in invadopodia disassembly. |
siRNA knockdown, live-cell invadopodia assay (lifetime measurement), paxillin phosphorylation immunoblot |
Journal of cell science |
Medium |
28202690
|
| 2017 |
RhoG and its exchange factor Trio regulate circular dorsal ruffle (CDR) dynamics, macropinocytosis, and receptor internalization downstream of PDGF in a PI3K- and Src-dependent manner. RhoG regulation of CDR area is independent of Rac1. |
siRNA knockdown, CDR area quantification, macropinocytosis (dextran uptake) assay, receptor internalization assay, signaling inhibitor experiments |
Molecular biology of the cell |
Medium |
28468978
|
| 2019 |
RhoG modulates focal adhesion (FA) dynamics: RhoG silencing increases FA stability, number, size, and maturity, and increases stress fiber thickness and contractility. RhoG plays a role in microtubule-mediated FA disassembly. |
siRNA knockdown, live-cell FA dynamics imaging (TIRF), blebbistatin treatment, immunofluorescence |
Scientific reports |
Medium |
30914742
|
| 2021 |
Biallelic loss-of-function mutations in RHOG in a patient cause hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) due to impaired cytotoxic granule (CG) exocytosis. RhoG retains CGs in the vicinity of the plasma membrane. RhoG directly interacts with Munc13-4, an exocytosis factor essential for CG fusion; this interaction is required for docking of Munc13-4+ CGs to the plasma membrane and subsequent membrane fusion and CG content release. |
Patient genetic analysis, RHOG ablation in cell lines and primary CTLs, CG exocytosis assay, proximity to plasma membrane assay, co-immunoprecipitation (RhoG–Munc13-4) |
Blood |
High |
33513601
|
| 2016 |
Tyrosine phosphorylation of SGEF at Y530 (within the DH domain) by Src suppresses SGEF interaction with RhoG, reduces RhoG activity elevation, and inhibits SGEF-mediated cell migration. The Y530F mutation blocks the inhibitory effect of Src. |
Site-directed mutagenesis, kinase assay, co-immunoprecipitation, RhoG activity assay, migration assay |
PloS one |
Medium |
27437949
|
| 2018 |
Ephexin4 undergoes autoinhibition through an intermolecular interaction that impedes RhoG binding to Ephexin4. A mutation at E295A (in the intermolecular interaction region) disrupts autoinhibition, increases RhoG binding, augments RhoG activation, and increases phagocytosis of apoptotic cells. |
Ephexin4 oligomerization mutant analysis, co-immunoprecipitation, RhoG activation assay, phagocytosis assay |
Cells |
Medium |
30445756
|
| 2024 |
Cryo-EM structures of DOCK5/ELMO1 alone and in complex with RhoG and Rac1 reveal that RhoG binds both ELMO1 and DOCK5, facilitating a closed-to-open conformational transition in DOCK5/ELMO1. RhoG binding enhances the Rac GEF activity of DOCK5/ELMO1 and increases its binding affinity for Rac1 (confirmed by SPR). The DOCK5 phosphatidylinositol(3,4,5)-trisphosphate binding site aligns with the RhoG C-terminal lipidation site, suggesting simultaneous plasma membrane binding. |
Cryo-EM structure determination, in vitro Rac GEF activity assay, surface plasmon resonance (SPR), biochemical binding assays |
The Journal of biological chemistry |
High |
38857861
|
| 2009 |
Yersinia enterocolitica Invasin activates RhoG at bacterial contact sites to promote cell invasion, while the type III effector YopE (acting as a GAP) deactivates RhoG. YopE localizes to Golgi/ER, which determines its RhoG specificity. RhoG and Elmo/Dock180 control both Rac1 activation by Invasin and Rac1 deactivation by YopE. |
FRET-based RhoG biosensor, siRNA knockdown, bacterial invasion assay, YopE GAP activity assay, confocal microscopy |
Journal of cell science |
High |
19208761
|
| 2009 |
Y. pseudotuberculosis Invasin recruits RhoG to bacterial attachment sites via high-affinity beta1-integrin association. YopE (a GAP) efficiently inactivates RhoG. YopT (a prenylcysteine endoprotease) mislocalizes RhoG. RhoG activation can bypass a deficit in Rac1 activity for bacterial internalization. |
FRET-based RhoG activation biosensor, siRNA knockdown, bacterial internalization assay, fluorescence microscopy |
Infection and immunity |
Medium |
19720752
|
| 2009 |
RhoG promotes neural progenitor cell (NPC) proliferation in the ventricular zone during cortical development. Active RhoG promotes BrdU incorporation and Ki67 positivity; RhoG knockdown suppresses these. RhoG-induced proliferation requires PI3K activity but not ELMO interaction. |
In utero electroporation, RNAi knockdown, constitutively active RhoG, BrdU/Ki67 assays, PI3K inhibitor and ELMO binding mutant epistasis |
Molecular biology of the cell |
Medium |
19812248
|
| 2024 |
Ephexin4 is phosphorylated at Ser41 specifically during M phase. This phosphorylation is required for RhoG localization to the plasma membrane, chromosome alignment, and normal M-phase progression. Loss of Ephexin4 or the S41A phospho-dead mutant causes chromosome misalignment via spindle assembly checkpoint activation (BubR1 at kinetochores). Phospho-mimic S41E mutant enhances active RhoG levels. |
Ephexin4 knockdown/rescue with phospho mutants, chromosome alignment assay, BubR1 localization, RhoG activity assay, MDCK cyst morphogenesis assay |
The Journal of biological chemistry |
Medium |
39675713
|
| 2026 |
Using a photoactivatable RhoG, a RhoG biosensor, and simultaneous two-GTPase visualization, RhoG activation was shown to unidirectionally activate Rac1 in cell protrusions. RhoG activates Rac1 predominantly through DOCK180. RhoG also independently activates Cdc42 independently of Rac1. Specific aspects of protrusion behavior are controlled by RhoG beyond those mediated through Rac1. |
Optogenetics (photoactivatable RhoG), FRET biosensors (RhoG, Rac1), causal inference analysis, live-cell protrusion imaging, DOCK180 epistasis |
bioRxivpreprint |
High |
42182105
|