FEATURES

DESCRIPTION

Also known as SPT13_HUMAN, SPATA13. 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. Interacts (via ABR and SH3 domain) with APC. The binding of APC enhances its GEF activity by relieving it from an autoinhibitory conformation, in which the ABR and SH3 domains are associated with the C-terminal tail. Interacts (via C-terminal tail) with PPP1R9B (via C-terminus). Interacts with RAC1.

EXTERNAL LINKS

SPATA13

Spermatogenesis-associated protein 13

SPATA13

Molecular Synopsis