Src Homology 3 domain of GTPase Regulator Associated with Focal adhesion kinase
GRAF, also called Rho GTPase activating protein 26 (ARHGAP26), Oligophrenin-1-like (OPHN1L) or GRAF1, is a GAP with activity towards RhoA and Cdc42 and is only weakly active towards Rac1. It influences Rho-mediated cytoskeletal rearrangements and binds focal adhesion kinase (FAK), which is a critical component of integrin signaling. It is essential for the major clathrin-independent endocytic pathway mediated by pleiomorphic membranes. GRAF contains an N-terminal BAR domain, followed by a Pleckstrin homology (PH) domain, a Rho GAP domain, and a C-terminal SH3 domain. The SH3 domain of GRAF binds PKNbeta, a target of the small GTPase Rho. SH3 domains bind to proline-rich ligands with moderate affinity and selectivity, preferentially to PxxP motifs; they play a role in the regulation of enzymes by intramolecular interactions, changing the subcellular localization of signal pathway components and mediate multiprotein complex assemblies.
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