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Optogenetic Inhibition of Rho1-Mediated Actomyosin Contractility Coupled with Measurement of Epithelial Tension in Drosophila Embryos
Published on: April 14, 2023
Destruction of RhoA CULtivates actin
1Signal Transduction Program, Burnham Institute for Medical Research, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA. shdwu@burnham.org
Abstract:
Cullin 3, the core subunit of the CRL3 ubiquitin ligase family, is essential for development, but its substrates remain poorly defined. Here, Chen et al. (2009) report that CRL3(BACURD) targets the RhoA GTPase for degradation, thereby maintaining actin cytoskeleton integrity.
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