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Emerging Roles of Rho GTPases in Plants

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The animal Ras/Rho-related GTPas gene family is represented by a sole family of ROP proteins in plants. Plant ROPs presumably interact with cell surface receptors in response to specific stimuli including abiotic, biotic, and hormonal elicitors to mediate diverse signaling responses. There are both similarities and at the same time differences at the regulatory level in plant versus non-plant Rho GTPases. ROPs are apparently capable of interacting with multiple effector molecules affecting several cellular biochemical responses such as actin dynamics, protein degradation, and interaction with the environment. ROPs are thus regarded as multifunctional proteins that integrate several cellular signals and coordinate diverse pathways to regulate growth, development, and stress responses.

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Pandey, G.K., Sharma, M., Pandey, A., Shanmugam, T. (2015). Emerging Roles of Rho GTPases in Plants. In: GTPases. SpringerBriefs in Plant Science. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-11611-2_6

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