Regulator of G protein signaling (RGS) domain found in the Rho guanine nucleotide exchange factor (RhoGEF) protein
The RGS domain found in the Rho guanine nucleotide exchange factor (RhoGEF) protein subfamily of the RGS domain containing protein family, which is a diverse group of multifunctional proteins that regulate cellular signaling events downstream of G-protein coupled receptors (GPCRs). The RhoGEFs are peripheral membrane proteins that regulate essential cellular processes, including cell shape, cell migration and cell cycle progression as well as gene transcription by linking signals from heterotrimeric G-alpha12/13 protein-coupled receptors to Rho GTPase activation, leading to various cellular responses, such as actin reorganization and gene expression. The RhoGEF subfamily includes the leukemia-associated RhoGEF protein (LARG), p115RhoGEF, PDZ-RhoGEF, and its rat specific splice variant GTRAP48. The RGS domain of RhoGEFs has very little sequence similarity with the canonical RGS domain of the RGS proteins and is often refered to as RH (RGS Homology) domain. RGS proteins play critical regulatory role as GTPase activating proteins (GAPs) of the heterotrimeric G-protein G-alpha-subunits. RGS proteins play critical regulatory role as GTPase activating proteins (GAPs) of the heterotrimeric G-protein G-alpha-subunits. RGS proteins regulate many aspects of embryonic development such as glial differentiation, embryonic axis formation, skeletal and muscle development, cell migration during early embryogenesis, as well as apoptosis, cell proliferation, and modulation of cardiac development.
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