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SUBMITTER: Matsuzawa K
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4850038 | biostudies-literature | 2016 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Matsuzawa Kenji K Akita Hiroki H Watanabe Takashi T Kakeno Mai M Matsui Toshinori T Wang Shujie S Kaibuchi Kozo K
Molecular biology of the cell 20160303 9
Tiam1 is one of the most extensively analyzed activators of the small GTPase Rac. However, fundamental aspects of its regulation are poorly understood. Here we demonstrate that Tiam1 is functionally suppressed by internal interactions and that the PAR complex participates in its full activation. The N-terminal region of Tiam1 binds to the protein-binding and catalytic domains to inhibit its localization and activation. Atypical PKCs phosphorylate Tiam1 to relieve its intramolecular interactions, ...[more]