RhoGAP_CdGAP: RhoGAP (GTPase-activator protein [GAP] for Rho-like small GTPases) domain of CdGAP-like proteins; CdGAP contains an N-terminal RhoGAP domain and a C-terminal proline-rich region, and it is active on both Cdc42 and Rac1 but not RhoA. CdGAP is recruited to focal adhesions via the interaction with the scaffold protein actopaxin (alpha-parvin). Small GTPases cluster into distinct families, and all act as molecular switches, active in their GTP-bound form but inactive when GDP-bound. The Rho family of GTPases activates effectors involved in a wide variety of developmental processes, including regulation of cytoskeleton formation, cell proliferation and the JNK signaling pathway. GTPases generally have a low intrinsic GTPase hydrolytic activity but there are family-specific groups of GAPs that enhance the rate of GTP hydrolysis by several orders of magnitude.
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