title: Redox control of GTPases: from molecular mechanisms to functional significance in health and disease.
abstract: Small GTPases, including the proto-oncoprotein Ras and Rho GTPases, are involved in various cellular signaling events. Some of these small GTPases are redox sensitive, including Ras, Rho, Ran, Dexras1, and Rhes GTPases. Thus, the redox-mediated regulation of these GTPases often determines the course of their cellular signaling cascades. This article takes into consideration the application of Marcus theory to potential redox-based molecular mechanisms in the regulation of these redox-sensitive GTPases and the relevance of such mechanisms to a specific redox-sensitive motif. The discussion also takes into account various diseases, including cancers, heart, and neuronal disorders, that are often linked with the dysregulation of the redox signaling cascades associated with these redox-sensitive GTPases.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, Texas 76019, USA. jheo@uta.edu
authors.forename: Jongyun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Heo
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D020558:GTP Phosphohydrolases / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction / Q000187:drug effects; D026361:Reactive Nitrogen Species / Q000378:metabolism; D017382:Reactive Oxygen Species / Q000378:metabolism; D015398:Signal Transduction
chemical_list: D026361:Reactive Nitrogen Species; D017382:Reactive Oxygen Species; D020558:GTP Phosphohydrolases