ARHGEF2 | Rho guanine nucleotide exchange factor 2
 
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Gene
Synonyms
KIAA0651 LFP40
Protein Name
Rho guanine nucleotide exchange factor 2
UniProt ID
Q92974-2 [go to UniProt ] [go to PDBe-KB ]
Ensembl Gene ID
NCBI Gene ID
Molecular Weight
111543
Protein Length
986
Protein Domain
3D Structure
(PDB ID : 5efx)
Target by Small Molecules
Protein-protein Interaction Database
Gene Expression
Drugs and Diseases
Enzyme Class
-
Catalytic Site
Catalytic Activity
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Localization
Cytoplasm,Cytoskeleton,Cytoplasm,Cell junction,Tight junction,Golgi apparatus,Cytoplasm,Cytoskeleton,Spindle,Cell projection,Ruffle membrane,Cytoplasmic vesicle;
Function
Activates Rho-GTPases by promoting the exchange of GDP for GTP. May be involved in epithelial barrier permeability, cell motility and polarization, dendritic spine morphology, antigen presentation, leukemic cell differentiation, cell cycle regulation, innate immune response, and cancer. Binds Rac-GTPases, but does not seem to promote nucleotide exchange activity toward Rac-GTPases, which was uniquely reported in PubMed:9857026. May stimulate instead the cortical activity of Rac. Inactive toward CDC42, TC10, or Ras-GTPases. Forms an intracellular sensing system along with NOD1 for the detection of microbial effectors during cell invasion by pathogens. Required for RHOA and RIP2 dependent NF-kappaB signaling pathways activation upon S.flexneri cell invasion. Involved not only in sensing peptidoglycan (PGN)-derived muropeptides through NOD1 that is independent of its GEF activity, but also in the activation of NF-kappaB by Shigella effector proteins (IpgB2 and OspB) which requires its GEF activity and the activation of RhoA. Involved in innate immune signaling transduction pathway promoting cytokine IL6/interleukin-6 and TNF-alpha secretion in macrophage upon stimulation by bacterial peptidoglycans; acts as a signaling intermediate between NOD2 receptor and RIPK2 kinase. Contributes to the tyrosine phosphorylation of RIPK2 through Src tyrosine kinase leading to NF-kappaB activation by NOD2. Overexpression activates Rho-, but not Rac-GTPases, and increases paracellular permeability (By similarity). Involved in neuronal progenitor cell division and differentiation (PubMed:28453519). Involved in the migration of precerebellar neurons (By similarity).
Gene Ontology
GO:0005923; GO:0005737; GO:0031410; GO:0005856; GO:0005829; GO:0043198; GO:0005925; GO:0098978; GO:0005794; GO:0005874; GO:0043025; GO:0002102; GO:0099092; GO:0032991; GO:0032587; GO:0005819; GO:0031982; GO:0005085; GO:0008017; GO:0048365; GO:0030676; GO:0017048; GO:0005089; GO:0008134; GO:0008270; GO:0007015; GO:0055059; GO:0000902; GO:0071474; GO:0071225; GO:0071356; GO:0000132; GO:0007186; GO:0045087; GO:0006886; GO:0035556; GO:1902042; GO:1902219; GO:0007026; GO:0060546; GO:0050768; GO:0071802; GO:0043065; GO:0032755; GO:0045666; GO:2001224; GO:0051092; GO:0050731; GO:0045944; GO:0032760; GO:0042127; GO:0035023; GO:0051056
 
Gene Ontology