RHO Family GTPases in the Biology of Lymphoma

RHO GTPases are a class of small molecules involved in the regulation of several cellular processes that belong to the RAS GTPase superfamily. The RHO family of GTPases includes several members that are further divided into two different groups: typical and atypical. Both typical and atypical RHO GT...

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Main Authors: Claudia Voena, Roberto Chiarle
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-06-01
Series:Cells
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VAV
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4409/8/7/646
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Summary:RHO GTPases are a class of small molecules involved in the regulation of several cellular processes that belong to the RAS GTPase superfamily. The RHO family of GTPases includes several members that are further divided into two different groups: typical and atypical. Both typical and atypical RHO GTPases are critical transducers of intracellular signaling and have been linked to human cancer. Significantly, both gain-of-function and loss-of-function mutations have been described in human tumors with contradicting roles depending on the cell context. The RAS family of GTPases that also belong to the RAS GTPase superfamily like the RHO GTPases, includes arguably the most frequently mutated genes in human cancers (<i>K-RAS</i>, <i>N-RAS</i>, and <i>H-RAS</i>) but has been extensively described elsewhere. This review focuses on the role of RHO family GTPases in human lymphoma initiation and progression.
ISSN:2073-4409