Full name: |
Spermatogenesis associated 13 |
Synonyms: |
ASEF2; ARHGEF29; RP11-307N16.3 |
Swissprot: |
Q96N96 |
Gene Accession: |
BC109291 |
Purity: |
>85%, as determined by Coomassie blue stained SDS-PAGE |
Expression system: |
Escherichia coli |
Tags: |
His tag C-Terminus, GST tag N-Terminus |
Background: |
Acts as guanine nucleotide exchange factor (GEF) for RHOA, RAC1 and CDC42 GTPases. Regulates cell migration and adhesion assembly and disassembly through a RAC1, PI3K, RHOA and AKT1-dependent mechanism. Increases both RAC1 and CDC42 activity, but decreases the amount of active RHOA. Required for MMP9 up-regulation via the JNK signaling pathway in colorectal tumor cells. Involved in tumor angiogenesis and may play a role in intestinal adenoma formation and tumor progression. Both the ABR and the SH3 domains contribute to maintaining the protein in an inhibited conformation by associating with the C-terminal tail. Binding of these domains to the C-terminal tail inhibits the activity of the protein by blocking a region that is required for its GEF activity. |