Table 1

Evidence for involvement of Rho in GPCR-mediated responses

Actin Cytoskeletal RearrangementFAK PhosphorylationCell Migration and AdhesionGrowth and Gene ExpressionContraction/MLC PhosphorylationRho Activation
LPA Ridley, 1992 Jalink, 1994 Tigyi, 1996b Vexler, 1996 Kumagai, 1993 Ridley, 1994 Yoshioka, 1998 Hill, 1995b Mao, 1998 Chrzanowska-Wodnicka, 1996 Fleming, 1996 Aoki, 1998 Gohla, 1998
Thrombin Jalink, 1994 Majumdar, 1998 Seasholtz, 1999 Majumdar, 1998 Mao, 1998 Seasholtz, 1999 Essler, 1998 Majumdar, 1998 Donovan, 1997 Seasholtz, 1999
PGE2 Katoh, 1996
Endothelin Koyama, 1996 Rankin, 1994 Cazaubon, 1997 Cazaubon, 1997 Kim, 1997 Croxton, 1998 Fleming, 1996
Bombesin Ridley, 1992 Rankin, 1994 Aoki, 1998
FMLP1-a Laudanna, 1996 Laudanna, 1996, 1997
Sphingolipids Sufferlein, 1995 Postma, 1996 Sufferlein, 1995 Wang F, 1997
Angiotensin Aoki, 1998 Aoki, 1998
α AdrenergicSah, 1996 Thorburn, 1997 Hoshijima, 1998 Kokuba, 1995 Gong, 1997 Betuing, 1998
Muscarinic Togashi, 1998 Fromm, 1997 Croxton, 1998 Kai, 1998 Keller, 1997
  • Selected or representative publications documenting involvement of Rho in various cellular effects of GPCR agonists are referenced above by the first author’s last name and date. The complete list of authors and titles can be found in the reference section.

  • 1-a FMLP, formyl-methionyl-leucyl-phenylalanine.