Étude des voies de signalisation en amont et en aval de la petite GTPase Rac1
The molecular events upstream and downstream of Rac leading to cell migration and still to date not fully understood allthough more than 20 effectors have been identified for this GTPase. The first part of our project is to use a non-biased proteomic approach to try to identify novel binding partners of Rac1. In order to do so, we developped a novel purification strategy that enabled us to purify Rac and its binding partners in a timely manner. The second part of our project is to understand the role of Dock5 phosphorylation downstream of the integrins. We identified phosphorylated residues in the PXXP region of the atypical RacGEF upon fibronectin stimulation and found 14 kinases able to phosphorylate this region. According to our results, Dock5 phosphorylation does not affect its GEF activity but diminishes its interaction with various SH3 domain-containing proteins. Thus, our data suggest that Dock5 phosphorylation would regulate complex formation and recruitment of this protein by adaptor proteins.
Rac1 Dock5 Cell migration Rac1 Dock5