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. 2004 Aug 6;305(5685):862-5.
doi: 10.1126/science.1097545.

The Semaphorin 4D receptor Plexin-B1 is a GTPase activating protein for R-Ras

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The Semaphorin 4D receptor Plexin-B1 is a GTPase activating protein for R-Ras

Izumi Oinuma et al. Science. .

Abstract

Plexins are cell surface receptors for semaphorin molecules, and their interaction governs cell adhesion and migration in a variety of tissues. We report that the Semaphorin 4D (Sema4D) receptor Plexin-B1 directly stimulates the intrinsic guanosine triphosphatase (GTPase) activity of R-Ras, a member of the Ras superfamily of small GTP-binding proteins that has been implicated in promoting cell adhesion and neurite outgrowth. This activity required the interaction of Plexin-B1 with Rnd1, a small GTP-binding protein of the Rho family. Down-regulation of R-Ras activity by the Plexin-B1-Rnd1 complex was essential for the Sema4D-induced growth cone collapse in hippocampal neurons. Thus, Plexin-B1 mediates Sema4D-induced repulsive axon guidance signaling by acting as a GTPase activating protein for R-Ras.

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