RhoGAP_ARHGAP6: RhoGAP (GTPase-activator protein [GAP] for Rho-like small GTPases) domain of ArhGAP6-like proteins. ArhGAP6 shows GAP activity towards RhoA, but not towards Cdc42 and Rac1. ArhGAP6 is often deleted in microphthalmia with linear skin defects syndrome (MLS); MLS is a severe X-linked developmental disorder. 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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