PMID:23123784

Citation	Cai, W, Rudolph, JL, Sengoku, T and Andres, DA (2012) Rit GTPase regulates a p38 MAPK-dependent neuronal survival pathway. Neurosci. Lett. 531:125-30
Abstract	Rit, along with Rin and Drosophila Ric, comprises the Rit subfamily of Ras-related small GTPases. Although the cellular functions of many Ras family GTPases are well established, the physiological significance of Rit remains poorly understood. Loss of Rit sensitizes multiple mammalian cell lines and mouse embryonic fibroblasts (MEFs) derived from Rit(-/-) mice to oxidative stress-mediated apoptosis. However, whether Rit-mediated pro-survival signaling extends to other cell types, particularly neurons, is presently unknown. Here, to examine these issues we generated a transgenic mouse overexpressing constitutively active Rit (Rit(Q79L)) exclusively in neurons, under control of the Synapsin I promoter. Active Rit-expressing hippocampal neurons display a dramatic increase in oxidative stress resistance. Moreover, pharmacological inhibitor studies demonstrate that p38 MAPK, rather than a MEK/ERK signaling cascade, is required for Rit-mediated protection. Together, the present studies identify a critical role for the Rit-p38 MAPK signaling cascade in promoting hippocampal neuron survival following oxidative stress.
Links	PubMed PMC3513593 Online version:10.1016/j.neulet.2012.10.036
Keywords	Animals; Cell Survival; Fluorescent Antibody Technique; Hippocampus/enzymology; Humans; MAP Kinase Signaling System; Mice; Mice, Transgenic; Neurons/cytology; Neurons/enzymology; Oxidative Stress/physiology; Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; p38 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases/metabolism; ras Proteins/metabolism
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Annotations

Gene product	Qualifier	GO Term	Evidence Code	with/from	Aspect	Extension	Notes	Status
MOUSE:RIT1		GO:0000302: response to reactive oxygen species	ECO:0000314:		P		Figure 2. Hippocampal neurons isolated from WT or Syn(CA)Rit Pi mouse pups were treated or untreated with H2O2 for 2h.	complete CACAO 11684

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