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. 2019 Sep 5;8(9):1037. doi: 10.3390/cells8091037

Table 1.

Regulation of Rho GTPases activity by post-translational modifications of Rho GDP dissociation inhibitor (RhoGDI).

PTMs Regulator Target Site Effects Refs.
Phosphorylation Src
PAK1
PKCα
PKA
FER
Tyr27, Tyr156
Ser101, Ser174
Ser34, Ser96
Ser174
ND
Promotes release of RhoA, Rac1, and Cdc42
Promotes release of Rac1
Promotes release of RhoA and RhoG
Induces the complex formation with RhoA
Prevents the interaction with Rac1
[45,47,48,49,50,53]
Dephosphorylation PTP-PEST
PPM1B
Tyr156
Ser174
Inactivation of Rac1 and Cdc42
Inactivation of RhoA, Rac1, and Cdc42
[51,56]
Sumoylation ND Lys138 Increases the binding to RhoA, Rac1 and Cdc42 [59]
Ubiquitination GRAIL ND Inhibits RhoA activation [61]
Acetylation p300, pCAF Lys127, Lys141 Promotes release of RhoA [62,63]
Oxidation ND ND Promotes RhoA activation [64]

ND, not determined.