RhoGAP_srGAP: RhoGAP (GTPase-activator protein [GAP] for Rho-like small GTPases) domain present in srGAPs. srGAPs are components of the intracellular part of Slit-Robo signalling pathway that is important for axon guidance and cell migration. srGAPs contain an N-terminal FCH domain, a central RhoGAP domain and a C-terminal SH3 domain; this SH3 domain interacts with the intracellular proline-rich-tail of the Roundabout receptor (Robo). This interaction with Robo then activates the rhoGAP domain which in turn inhibits Cdc42 activity. 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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