Abstract
The Ras subfamily proteins are monomeric GTPases that function as molecular switches in cellular signal transduction. The roles of six of these proteins in regulating actin cytoskeletal functions in Dictyostelium discoideum are discussed in this review.
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
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Review
MeSH terms
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Amino Acid Sequence
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Animals
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Cyclic AMP / physiology
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Cytoskeleton / physiology*
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Dictyostelium / genetics
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Dictyostelium / physiology*
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Genes, Protozoan
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Humans
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Molecular Sequence Data
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Multigene Family*
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Protozoan Proteins / genetics
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Protozoan Proteins / metabolism
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Sequence Alignment
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Sequence Deletion
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Sequence Homology, Amino Acid
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Signal Transduction
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ras Proteins / genetics*
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ras Proteins / metabolism*
Substances
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Protozoan Proteins
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Cyclic AMP
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ras Proteins