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The first volume provides a general overview of the genetics, structure, mechanism and regulation of the Ras superfamily proteins and describes in detail the signaling pathways and processes regulated by specific members of this family. The focus of this first volume is on the Rho and Ras subfamily of small G proteins. The second volume discusses subfamily proteins involved in nucleo-cytoplasmic and vesicular transport mechanisms inside the cell. The focus lies on the Rab, Ran and Arf subfamily members.
List of contents
Vol. 1 Evolution of the Ras Superfamily of GTPases.- The structure of the G domain of the Ras superfamily.- GEFs and GAPs: Mechanisms and Structures.- Bacterial protein toxins acting on small GTPases.- Posttranslational modifications of small G proteins.- Targeting the Raf-MEK-ERK Mitogen-Activates Protein Kinase Cascade for the Treatment of RAS Mutant Cancers.- RAS Genes and Cancer.- The Spatial Organization of Ras Signaling.- Ras Nanoclusters.- Mouse Models of Ras induced Tumors and Developmental Disorders.- Rap signaling.- The coordinated biology and signaling partners of Ral G-proteins.- Structure and Function of the mTOR Activator Rheb.- Classical Rho proteins: Biochemistry of molecular switch function and regulation.- Atypical Rho family members.- Molecular Structures, Cellular Functions and Physiological Roles of Rho Effectors.- Principles driving the spatial organization of Rho GTPase signaling at synapses.- Rho GTPases in Cancer. Vol. 2 Prenylation of RabGTPases, their delivery to membranes and Rab recycling.- Rab proteins and the organization of organelle membrane domains.- Effectors of Rab GTPases: Rab binding specificity and their role in coordination of Rab function and localization.- A Rab effector called the exocyst and related vesicle tether complexes.- RabGEFs and GAPs - the enigma variations.- Ran in Nucleocytoplasmic Transport.- Ran in Mitosis.- Arf proteins and their regulators: at the interface between membrane lipids and the protein trafficking machinery.- Small G Proteins: Arf family GTPases in vesicular transport.- ARF-LIKE (ARL) Proteins.- GTPase-Activating Proteins for the Arf-family Small GTPases: not only for the termination.- Rag GTPases.
