The domain within your query sequence starts at position 73 and ends at position 204; the E-value for the Drf_GBD domain shown below is 3e-60.


The domain was found using the schnipsel database


Diaphanous GTPase-binding Domain
SMART accession number:SM01140
Description: This domain is bound to by GTP-attached Rho proteins, leading to activation of the Drf protein.
Interpro abstract (IPR010473):

Diaphanous-related formins (Drfs) are a family of formin homology (FH) proteins that act as effectors of Rho small GTPases during growth factor-induced cytoskeletal remodelling, stress fibre formation, and cell division [(PUBMED:10631086)]. Drf proteins are characterised by a variety of shared domains: an N-terminal GTPase-binding domain (GBD), formin-homology domains FH1, FH2 (IPR015425) and FH3 (IPR010472), and a C-terminal conserved Dia-autoregulatory domain (DAD) that binds the GBD.

This entry represents the GBD, which is a bifunctional autoinhibitory domain that interacts with and is regulated by activated Rho family members. Mammalian Drf3 contains a CRIB-like motif within its GBD for binding to Cdc42, which is required for Cdc42 to activate and guide Drf3 towards the cell cortex where it remodels the actin skeleton [(PUBMED:12676083)].

GO process:actin cytoskeleton organization (GO:0030036)
GO function:Rho GTPase binding (GO:0017048), actin binding (GO:0003779)
Family alignment:
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There are 6608 Drf_GBD domains in 6601 proteins in SMART's nrdb database.

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