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Review
. 2006 Mar 31;98(6):757-67.
doi: 10.1161/01.RES.0000210579.35304.d3.

Rho GTPases and leukocyte adhesion receptor expression and function in endothelial cells

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Rho GTPases and leukocyte adhesion receptor expression and function in endothelial cells

Eva Cernuda-Morollón et al. Circ Res. .

Abstract

Rho family GTPases are key signal transducers that regulate cell adhesion and migration and a variety of other cellular responses, including changes in gene expression. In this review, we discuss how Rho GTPases regulate signaling by endothelial cell receptors involved in leukocyte extravasation. First, Rho GTPases affect the expression of some leukocyte adhesion molecules on endothelial cells, such as intracellular adhesion molecule-1 and E-selectin, that can be induced by proinflammatory mediators, hypoxia, or shear stress. Second, Rho GTPases are activated by engagement of several leukocyte adhesion receptors and contribute to both early morphological changes and subsequent alterations in gene expression. Rho GTPases are therefore candidate targets for inhibiting leukocyte transendothelial migration in heart disease and chronic inflammatory disorders.

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