The Ras-related GTPase Rap has been implicated in multiple cellular functions. In particular, Rap1 is a crucial regulator of both inside-out integrin activation and outside-in E-cadherin-mediated signaling. Thus, Rap1 was proposed as a fundamental regulator of the cross talk between cadherins and integrins. We provide microscopic techniques to study subcellular localization of Rap1 protein in the crosstalk between integrins and cadherins.

Fluorescence Microscopy Study of Rap1 Subcellular Localization

GOITRE, Luca;RETTA, Saverio Francesco
2014-01-01

Abstract

The Ras-related GTPase Rap has been implicated in multiple cellular functions. In particular, Rap1 is a crucial regulator of both inside-out integrin activation and outside-in E-cadherin-mediated signaling. Thus, Rap1 was proposed as a fundamental regulator of the cross talk between cadherins and integrins. We provide microscopic techniques to study subcellular localization of Rap1 protein in the crosstalk between integrins and cadherins.
2014
Ras Signaling - Methods and Protocols
Humana Press
Methods in Molecular Biology
1120
197
205
9781627037907
9781627037914
http://link.springer.com/protocol/10.1007%2F978-1-62703-791-4_13
Fluorescence Microscopy; Rap1; Small GTPases; Subcellular Localization; Integrins; Cadherins; Molecular crosstalk
Goitre, Luca; Valentina, Cutano; Retta, Saverio Francesco
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