Cancer Institute A national cancer institute
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Suzanne Pfeffer

Publication Details

  • A model for Rab GTPase localization.

    Pfeffer S, Biochem Soc Trans. 2005; 33 (Pt 4): 627-30

    The human genome encodes almost 70 Rab GTPases. These proteins are C-terminally geranylgeranylated and are localized to the surfaces of distinct membrane-bound compartments in eukaryotic cells. This mini review presents a working model for how Rabs achieve and maintain their steady-state localizations. Data from a number of laboratories suggest that Rabs participate in the generation of macromolecular assemblies that generate functional microdomains within a given membrane compartment. Our data suggest that these complex interactions are important for the cellular localization of Rab proteins at steady state.

    PubMedID: 16042559

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