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Formation of actin stress fibers and focal adhesions enhanced by Rho-kinase

Amano, Mutsuki, Chihara, Kazuyasu, Kimura, Kazushi, Fukata, Yuko, Nakamura, Nao, Matsuura, Yoshiharu, Kaibuchi, Kozo·1997·Science

Abstract

The small guanosine triphosphatase (GTPase) Rho is implicated in the formation of stress fibers and focal adhesions in fibroblasts stimulated by extracellular signals such as lysophosphatidic acid (LPA). Rho-kinase is activated by Rho and may mediate some biological effects of Rho. Microinjection of the catalytic domain of Rho-kinase into serum-starved Swiss 3T3 cells induced the formation of stress fibers and focal adhesions, whereas microinjection of the inactive catalytic domain, the Rho-binding domain, or the pleckstrin-homology domain inhibited the LPA-induced formation of stress fibers and focal adhesions. Thus, Rho-kinase appears to mediate signals from Rho and to induce the formation of stress fibers and focal adhesions.

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Authors
Amano, M., Chihara, K., Kimura, K., Fukata, Y., Nakamura, N., Matsuura, Y., & Kaibuchi, K.
Affiliations
  • Nara Institute of Science and Technology (JP)
  • Kyoto University (JP)
  • Y. Matsuura, Department of Virology II, National Institute of Health, Tokyo 162, Japan.
Corresponding author
Kaibuchi, Kozo
Venue
Science
Published
1997-02-28
Volume
275
Issue
5304
Pages
1308-1311
ISSN
  • 0036-8075 (ISSN-L)
  • 1095-9203
OpenAlex
W2020993672
Cited by
1,077
References
31
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26.00
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
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  • Science (publishedVersion)
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Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Protein Kinase Regulation and GTPase Signaling
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Cell Biology › Cellular Mechanics and Interactions
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Cell Biology › Hippo pathway signaling and YAP/TAZ
Keywords
Rho kinase, Rho GTPases, stress fibers, focal adhesions, lysophosphatidic acid, fibroblasts, signal transduction, catalytic domain, pleckstrin homology domain, Swiss 3T3 cells
MeSH terms
Actins, Adenosine Triphosphate, Animals, Binding Sites, Cell Adhesion, Cell Line, Enzyme Inhibitors, Lysophospholipids, Mutation, Recombinant Fusion Proteins, 3T3 Cells, Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases, DNA, Complementary, Staurosporine, GTP Phosphohydrolases, Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins, Mice, rho-Associated Kinases

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