0 3 The the DT 4 9 small small JJ 10 21 GTP-binding gtp-binding JJ 22 29 protein protein NN 30 33 Rho Rho NNP 34 45 potentiates potentiate VBZ 46 50 AP-1 ap-1 NN 51 64 transcription transcription NN 65 67 in in IN 68 69 T t NN 70 75 cells cell NNS 75 76 . . . 78 81 The the DT 82 85 Rho Rho NNP 86 92 family family NN 93 95 of of IN 96 101 small small JJ 102 113 GTP-binding gtp-binding JJ 114 122 proteins protein NNS 123 125 is be VBZ 126 134 involved involve VBN 135 137 in in IN 138 141 the the DT 142 152 regulation regulation NN 153 155 of of IN 156 168 cytoskeletal cytoskeletal JJ 169 178 structure structure NN 178 179 , , , 180 184 gene gene NN 185 198 transcription transcription NN 198 199 , , , 200 208 specific specific JJ 209 213 cell cell NN 214 218 fate fate NN 219 230 development development NN 230 231 , , , 232 235 and and CC 236 250 transformation transformation NN 250 251 . . . 252 254 We we PRP 255 266 demonstrate demonstrate VBP 267 269 in in IN 270 274 this this DT 275 281 report report NN 282 286 that that IN 287 301 overexpression overexpression NN 302 304 of of IN 305 307 an an DT 308 317 activated activated JJ 318 322 form form NN 323 325 of of IN 326 329 Rho Rho NNP 330 338 enhances enhance VBZ 339 343 AP-1 ap-1 NN 344 352 activity activity NN 353 355 in in IN 356 362 Jurkat Jurkat NNP 363 364 T t NN 365 370 cells cell NNS 371 373 in in IN 374 377 the the DT 378 386 presence presence NN 387 389 of of IN 390 397 phorbol phorbol NN 398 407 myristate myristate NN 408 415 acetate acetate NN 416 417 ( ( ( 417 420 PMA PMA NNP 420 421 ) ) ) 421 422 , , , 423 426 but but CC 427 436 activated activate VBD 437 440 Rho Rho NNP 441 442 ( ( ( 442 448 V14Rho V14Rho NNP 448 449 ) ) ) 450 453 has have VBZ 454 460 little little JJ 461 463 or or CC 464 466 no no DT 467 473 effect effect NN 474 476 on on IN 477 481 NFAT NFAT NNP 481 482 , , , 483 488 Oct-1 Oct-1 NNP 488 489 , , , 490 493 and and CC 494 503 NF-kappaB NF-kappaB NNP 504 512 enhancer enhancer NN 513 520 element element NN 521 531 activities activity NNS 532 537 under under IN 538 545 similar similar JJ 546 556 conditions condition NNS 556 557 . . . 558 572 Overexpression overexpression NN 573 575 of of IN 576 577 a a DT 578 584 V14Rho V14Rho NNP 585 594 construct construct NN 595 604 incapable incapable JJ 605 607 of of IN 608 616 membrane membrane NN 617 629 localization localization NN 630 631 ( ( ( 631 635 CAAX CAAX NNP 636 643 deleted delete VBN 643 644 ) ) ) 645 654 abolishes abolish VBZ 655 666 PMA-induced pma-induced JJ 667 671 AP-1 ap-1 NN 672 687 transcriptional transcriptional JJ 688 698 activation activation NN 698 699 . . . 700 703 The the DT 704 710 effect effect NN 711 713 of of IN 714 717 Rho Rho NNP 718 720 on on IN 721 725 AP-1 ap-1 NN 726 728 is be VBZ 729 740 independent independent JJ 741 743 of of IN 744 747 the the DT 748 765 mitogen-activated mitogen-activated JJ 766 773 protein protein NN 774 780 kinase kinase NNP 781 788 pathway pathway NN 788 789 , , , 790 792 as as IN 793 794 a a DT 795 812 dominant-negative dominant-negative JJ 813 816 MEK mek NN 817 820 and and CC 821 822 a a DT 823 826 MEK MEK NNP 827 836 inhibitor inhibitor NN 837 838 ( ( ( 838 845 PD98059 PD98059 NNP 845 846 ) ) ) 847 850 did do VBD 851 854 not not RB 855 861 affect affect VB 862 873 Rho-induced rho-induced JJ 874 878 AP-1 ap-1 NN 879 887 activity activity NN 887 888 . . . 889 895 V14Rho V14Rho NNP 896 901 binds bind VBZ 902 910 strongly strongly RB 911 913 to to TO 914 921 protein protein NN 922 928 kinase kinase NNP 929 935 Calpha Calpha NNP 936 937 ( ( ( 937 945 PKCalpha PKCalpha NNP 945 946 ) ) ) 947 949 in in FW 950 954 vivo vivo FW 954 955 ; ; : 956 963 however however RB 963 964 , , , 965 973 deletion deletion NN 974 976 of of IN 977 980 the the DT 981 985 CAAX CAAX NNP 986 990 site site NN 991 993 on on IN 994 1000 V14Rho V14Rho NNP 1001 1009 severely severely RB 1010 1020 diminished diminish VBD 1021 1025 this this DT 1026 1037 association association NN 1037 1038 . . . 1039 1047 Evidence evidence NN 1048 1051 for for IN 1052 1053 a a DT 1054 1058 role role NN 1059 1062 for for IN 1063 1071 PKCalpha PKCalpha NNP 1072 1074 as as IN 1075 1077 an an DT 1078 1086 effector effector NN 1087 1089 of of IN 1090 1093 Rho Rho NNP 1094 1097 was be VBD 1098 1106 obtained obtain VBN 1107 1109 by by IN 1110 1113 the the DT 1114 1125 observation observation NN 1126 1130 that that IN 1131 1143 coexpression coexpression NN 1144 1146 of of IN 1147 1150 the the DT 1151 1161 N-terminal n-terminal JJ 1162 1168 domain domain NN 1169 1171 of of IN 1172 1180 PKCalpha PKCalpha NNP 1181 1188 blocked block VBD 1189 1192 the the DT 1193 1200 effects effect NNS 1201 1203 of of IN 1204 1213 activated activate VBN 1214 1217 Rho Rho NNP 1218 1222 plus plus CC 1223 1226 PMA PMA NNP 1227 1229 on on IN 1230 1234 AP-1 ap-1 NN 1235 1250 transcriptional transcriptional JJ 1251 1259 activity activity NN 1259 1260 . . . 1261 1266 These these DT 1267 1271 data datum NNS 1272 1279 suggest suggest VBP 1280 1284 that that IN 1285 1288 Rho Rho NNP 1289 1300 potentiates potentiate VBZ 1301 1305 AP-1 ap-1 NN 1306 1319 transcription transcription NN 1320 1326 during during IN 1327 1333 T-cell t-cell NN 1334 1344 activation activation NN 1344 1345 . . .