Rac1

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Eaton, S., Wepf, R. and Simons, K. (1996). Roles for Rac1 and Cdc42 in planar polarization and hair outgrowth in the wing of Drosophila. J. Cell Biol. 135(5): 1277-89. 8947551

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Ehrlich, J. S., Hansen, M. D. H. and Nelson, W. J. (2002). Spatio-temporal regulation of Rac1 localization and lamellipodia dynamics during epithelial cell-cell adhesion. Dev. Cell 3: 259-270. 12194856

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D'Souza-Schorey, C., Boettner, B. and Van Aelst, L. (1998). Rac regulates integrin-mediated spreading and increased adhesion of T lymphocytes. Mol. Cell. Biol. 18(7): 3936-3946.

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Eaton, S., et al. (1995). CDC42 and Rac1 control different actin-dependent processes in the Drosophila wing disc epithelium. J. Cell Biol. 131: 151-164.

Eaton, S., Wepf, R., and Simons, K. (1996). Roles for Rac1 and Cdc42 in planar polarizaion and hair outgrowth in the wing of Drosophila. J. Cell Biol. 135: 1277-1289.

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Fan, W. T., et al. (1998). The exchange factor Ras-GRF2 activates Ras-dependent and Rac-dependent mitogen-activated protein kinase pathways. Curr. Biol. 8(16): 935-8.

Fan, X., Labrador, J. P., Hing, H. and Bashaw, G. J. (2003). Slit stimulation recruits Dock and Pak to the Roundabout receptor and increases Rac activity to regulate axon repulsion at the CNS midline. Neuron 40: 113-127. 14527437

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Fanto, M., et al. (2000). Nuclear signaling by Rac and Rho GTPases is required in the establishment of epithelial planar polarity in the Drosophila eye. Curr. Biol. 10: 979-988

Faure, S., et al. (1997). A member of the Ste20/PAK family of protein kinases is involved in both arrest of Xenopus oocytes at G2/prophase of the first meiotic cell cycle and in prevention of apoptosis. EMBO J. 16(18): 5550-5561.

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