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    FEBS Lett. 2007 Aug 7;581(20):3819-25. Epub 2007 Jul 16.

    p38alpha MAPK can positively or negatively regulate Rac-1 activity depending on the presence of serum.

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    Departamento de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular II, Facultad de Farmacia, UCM, Ciudad Universitaria, 28040 Madrid, Spain.

    Abstract

    The small GTP-ase Rac-1 can trigger p38 MAPK activation and, in turn, p38alpha can regulate signalling pathways that potentially impinge on Rac-1 activity. We have investigated the cross-talk between p38alpha and Rac-1 and found that p38alpha regulates the association between Rac-1 and caveolin-1 in serum-deprived cardiomyocytes. This interaction depends on cell attachment and correlates with higher levels of active Rac-1. Actin organization might regulate the formation of Rac-1-caveolin-1 complexes. In contrast, the Rac-1-caveolin-1 interaction is almost undetectable in the presence of serum, where Rac-1 activity is negatively regulated by p38alpha. Our results indicate that p38alpha can differentially contribute to Rac-1 activation depending on the presence of serum.

    PMID:
    17658519
    [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

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