A missense variant at the RAC1-PAK1 binding site of RAC1 inactivates downstream signaling in VACTERL association

Abstract RAC1 at 7p22.1 encodes a RAC family small GTPase that regulates actin cytoskeleton organization and intracellular signaling pathways. Pathogenic RAC1 variants result in developmental delay and multiple anomalies. Here, exome sequencing identified a rare de novo RAC1 variant [NM_018890.4:c.1...

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Main Authors: Rie Seyama, Masashi Nishikawa, Yuri Uchiyama, Keisuke Hamada, Yuka Yamamoto, Masahiro Takeda, Takanori Ochi, Monami Kishi, Toshifumi Suzuki, Kohei Hamanaka, Atsushi Fujita, Naomi Tsuchida, Eriko Koshimizu, Kazuharu Misawa, Satoko Miyatake, Takeshi Mizuguchi, Shintaro Makino, Takashi Yao, Hidenori Ito, Atsuo Itakura, Kazuhiro Ogata, Koh-ichi Nagata, Naomichi Matsumoto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-06-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-36381-0