Protein Information

Name RhoGAP
Synonyms ARHGAP 1; ARHGAP1; CDC42 GTPase activating protein; CDC42GAP; GTPase activating protein rhoOGAP; RHOGAP; RHOGAP 1; RHOGAP1…

Compound Information

Name sodium fluoride
CAS sodium fluoride (NaF)

Reference List

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9482864 Vincent S, Brouns M, Hart MJ, Settleman J: Evidence for distinct mechanisms of transition state stabilization of GTPases by fluoride. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1998 Mar 3;95(5):2210-5.


Herein, we report that p190 RhoGAP forms a high-affinity complex with Rho GTPases in the presence of fluoride ions, suggesting that p190 also functions to stabilize the GTPase transition state.
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10494860 Vincent S, Settleman J: Inhibition of RhoGAP activity is sufficient for the induction of Rho-mediated actin reorganization. Eur J Cell Biol. 1999 Aug;78(8):539-48.

We observed that exposure of cultured fibroblasts to sodium fluoride (NaF) results in a rapid and potent stimulation of actin stress fiber formation.
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15958199 Li Y, Decker S, Yuan ZA, Denbesten PK, Aragon MA, Jordan-Sciutto K, Abrams WR, Huh J, McDonald C, Chen E, MacDougall M, Gibson CW: Effects of sodium fluoride on the actin cytoskeleton of murine ameloblasts. Arch Oral Biol. 2005 Aug;50(8):681-8. Epub 2005 Feb 1.

In fibroblasts, the Arhgap gene encodes a RhoGAP, which regulates the small G protein designated RhoA.
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10555980 Graham DL, Eccleston JF, Chung CW, Lowe PN: Magnesium fluoride-dependent binding of small G proteins to their GTPase-activating proteins. Biochemistry. 1999 Nov 9;38(45):14981-7.


Here, equilibrium binding has been measured using scintillation proximity assays to provide quantitative information on the fluoride-mediated interaction of Ras and Rho proteins with their respective GAPs, neurofibromin (NF1) and RhoGAP.
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