Eike K Mahlandt, Sebastián Palacios Martínez ... Joachim Goedhart
Optogenetic activation of Rho GTPases provides spatiotemporal control over endothelial cell shape and enables control over endothelial barrier function by manipulating the cell-cell overlap with blue light.
An unprecedented large-scale screen in mice for morphogenetic regulators of tissue development provides major new insights into the roles of Rho GTPases in diverse array of skin developmental processes.
Spatially and temporally patterned activation of the small GTPase Rho1 indicates that ventral-specific factors contribute to cell- and tissue-level behaviors during ventral furrow formation, the first step in Drosophila gastrulation.
Andrew T Lombardo, Cameron AR Mitchell ... Anthony Bretscher
ARHGAP18 specializes in controlling cell shape at the topmost layer of the cell membrane by regulating the interaction between the ERM protein family, RhoA signaling, and the actin cytoskeleton.
Synergistic interactions with PI(4,5)P2 and activated Rho1, which are enriched at the apical membrane of tubular organs, facilitate tight apical targeting of the formin Diaphanous.
Joseph G Duman, Shalaka Mulherkar ... Kimberley F Tolias
The adhesion-GPCR BAI1 shapes dendritic arbors in the hippocampus by associating with Bcr late in development and stimulating its RhoA-GEF activity, resulting in dendritic growth arrest.