Recombinant Human Rho guanine nucleotide exchange factor 7 (ARHGEF7), Truncated

Uniprot Id

Q14155

Target Species

Human

Target Name

ARHGEF7

Target Full Name

Rho guanine nucleotide exchange factor 7

Target Function

Acts as a RAC1 guanine nucleotide exchange factor (GEF) and can induce membrane ruffling. Functions in cell migration, attachment and cell spreading. Promotes targeting of RAC1 to focal adhesions. May function as a positive regulator of apoptosis. Downstream of NMDA receptors and CaMKK-CaMK1 signaling cascade, promotes the formation of spines and synapses in hippocampal neurons.

Target Subcellular Location

Cell junction, focal adhesion. Cell projection, ruffle. Cytoplasm, cell cortex. Cell projection, lamellipodium. Note=Detected at cell adhesions. A small proportion is detected at focal adhesions.

Target Research Area

Neuroscience

Target Synonyms

ARHG7; ARHG7_HUMAN; ARHGEF 7; Arhgef7; Beta pix; Beta-Pix; betaPix; betaPix-b; betaPix-c; Cool; COOL-1; COOL1; DKFZp686C12170; DKFZp761K1021; KIAA0142; KIAA0412; mKIAA0142; Nbla10314; P50; P50BP; p85; P85COOL1; P85SPR; PAK interacting exchange factor beta; PAK-interacting exchange factor beta; PAK3; Pak3bp; PIX; PIXB; Rho guanine nucleotide exchange factor (GEF) 7; Rho guanine nucleotide exchange factor (GEF) 7b; Rho guanine nucleotide exchange factor (GEF7); Rho guanine nucleotide exchange factor 7; SH3 domain containing proline rich protein

Target Background

This gene encodes a protein that belongs to a family of cytoplasmic proteins that activate the Ras-like family of Rho proteins by exchanging bound GDP for GTP. It forms a complex with the small GTP binding protein Rac1 and recruits Rac1 to membrane ruffles and to focal adhesions. Multiple alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been observed for this gene.