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SUBMITTER: Muller MP
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5902221 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Müller Matthias P MP Goody Roger S RS
Small GTPases 20170201 1-2
Rab proteins are the major regulators of vesicular trafficking in eukaryotic cells. Their activity can be tightly controlled within cells: Regulated by guanine nucleotide exchange factors (GEFs) and GTPase activating proteins (GAPs), they switch between an active GTP-bound state and an inactive GDP-bound state, interacting with downstream effector proteins only in the active state. Additionally, they can bind to membranes via C-terminal prenylated cysteine residues and they can be solubilized an ...[more]