Rhoa Gene Summary [Rat]

Enables several functions, including GTPase activity; Rho GDP-dissociation inhibitor binding activity; and guanyl ribonucleotide binding activity. Involved in several processes, including negative regulation of canonical NF-kappaB signal transduction; positive regulation of actin filament polymerization; and regulation of neuron projection development. Acts upstream of or within Rho protein signal transduction; negative regulation of vascular associated smooth muscle cell migration; and negative regulation of vascular associated smooth muscle cell proliferation. Located in several cellular components, including axon; dendritic spine; and neuronal cell body. Used to study membranous glomerulonephritis. Biomarker of artery disease (multiple); asthma; fetal alcohol syndrome; obesity; and primary biliary cholangitis. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in breast carcinoma. Orthologous to human RHOA (ras homolog family member A). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Jul 2025]

Details

Type
Protein Coding
Official Symbol
Rhoa
Official Name
ras homolog family member A [Source:RGD Symbol;Acc:619921]
Ensembl ID
ENSRNOG00000050519
Bio databases IDs NCBI: 117273 Ensembl: ENSRNOG00000050519
Aliases ras homolog family member A
Synonyms ARH12, ARHA, Arha1, ARHA2, EDFAOB, ras homolog family member A, ras-related homolog 12, RHO1, RHO12, RHOH12
Species
Rat, Rattus norvegicus
OrthologiesHumanMouse

Protein Domains

A protein domain is a distinct structural or functional region within a protein that can evolve, function, and exist independently of the rest of the protein chain. These domains in rat Rhoa often fold into stable, three-dimensional structures and are associated with specific biological functions, such as binding to DNA, other proteins, or small molecules.
  • Ras family
  • enzyme
  • effector domain
  • Rho insert region
  • myosin binding
  • polybasic region
  • Ras of Complex, Roc, domain of DAPkinase
  • Rho (Ras homology) subfamily of Ras-like small GTPases
  • P-loop containing Nucleoside Triphosphate Hydrolases
  • rhophilin binding domain
  • Small GTPase of the Ras superfamily (ill-defined subfamily)
  • small monomeric GTPase
  • GTPase
  • protein domain specific binding
  • protein binding
  • prenylation site
  • Ras subfamily of RAS small GTPases
  • phosphorylation site
  • GTP binding
  • CAAX box
  • small GTP-binding protein domain
  • GTPase domain
  • GDP binding
  • Rab subfamily of small GTPases
  • citron binding domain

Top Findings

The most significant associations for this gene, including commonly observed domains, pathway involvement, and functional highlights based on current data.
disease
  • acute myeloid leukemia
  • epithelial cancer
  • cancer
  • neoplasia
  • lymphomagenesis
  • hematologic cancer
  • lymphoid cancer
  • hematological neoplasia
  • lymphatic neoplasia
  • tumorigenesis
regulated by
  • progesterone
  • TNF
  • sphingosine-1-phosphate
  • TP53
  • lipopolysaccharide
  • SPHK1
  • Ca2+
  • folic acid
  • doxorubicin
  • TLR4
regulates
role in cell
  • cell death
  • cell viability
  • expression in
  • apoptosis
  • phosphorylation in
  • proliferation
  • activation
  • accumulation
  • number
  • activation in

Subcellular Expression

Locations within the cell where the protein is known or predicted to be active, providing insight into its function and cellular context.
  • Cytoplasm
  • detergent-insoluble membrane fraction
  • myelin enriched fraction
  • caveolae fraction
  • postsynaptic density (PSD) fractions
  • membrane fraction
  • glutaminergic synapse
  • cell junction
  • cell periphery
  • perinuclear region
  • postsynaptic region
  • microvesicles
  • cellular membrane
  • cell cortex
  • Nucleus
  • Plasma Membrane
  • endosomes
  • vesicles
  • Golgi Apparatus
  • microtubules
  • contractile rings
  • midbody
  • intercellular junctions
  • cell-cell contacts
  • secretory granule membrane
  • cytoplasmic particles
  • granules
  • cytosol
  • cytoplasmic face of plasma membrane
  • endoplasmic reticulum membrane
  • membrane ruffles
  • perinuclear space
  • dendritic spines
  • growth cone
  • neurites
  • azurophil granules
  • actin stress fibers
  • membrane rafts
  • cleavage furrow
  • membrane processes
  • cell membrane leading edge
  • meiotic spindles
  • perikaryon
  • axons
  • dendrites
  • presynaptic terminals
  • exosomes
  • lamellipodia
  • detergent-soluble fraction
  • cytosolic fraction

Gene Ontology Annotations

Describes the biological processes, cellular components, and molecular functions associated with the rat Rhoa gene, providing context for its role in the cell.

Biological Process

Functions and activities the gene product is involved in
  • wound healing, spreading of cells
  • negative chemotaxis
  • negative regulation of intracellular steroid hormone receptor signaling pathway
  • endothelial cell migration
  • stress fiber assembly
  • alpha-beta T cell lineage commitment
  • negative regulation of cell migration involved in sprouting angiogenesis
  • cerebral cortex cell migration
  • motor neuron apoptotic process
  • kidney development
  • negative regulation of cell-substrate adhesion
  • regulation of neuron projection development
  • negative regulation of motor neuron apoptotic process
  • cleavage furrow formation
  • apolipoprotein A-I-mediated signaling pathway
  • cell morphogenesis
  • Rho protein signal transduction
  • regulation of systemic arterial blood pressure by endothelin
  • aortic valve formation
  • forebrain radial glial cell differentiation
  • positive regulation of T cell migration
  • regulation of focal adhesion assembly
  • regulation of actin cytoskeleton organization
  • positive regulation of stress fiber assembly
  • angiotensin mediated vasoconstriction involved in regulation of systemic arterial blood pressure
  • regulation of cell migration
  • positive regulation of podosome assembly
  • spindle assembly involved in mitosis
  • regulation of osteoblast proliferation
  • semaphorin-plexin signaling pathway
  • Roundabout signaling pathway
  • bone trabecula morphogenesis
  • regulation of microtubule cytoskeleton organization
  • positive regulation of I-kappaB kinase/NF-kappaB cascade
  • positive regulation of neuron differentiation
  • beta selection
  • odontogenesis
  • positive regulation of alpha-beta T cell differentiation
  • neuron migration
  • apical junction assembly
  • establishment of epithelial cell apical/basal polarity
  • negative regulation of cell size
  • substrate adhesion-dependent cell spreading
  • Wnt receptor signaling pathway, planar cell polarity pathway
  • regulation of neural precursor cell proliferation
  • positive regulation of lipase activity
  • cell junction assembly
  • androgen receptor signaling pathway
  • cell migration
  • positive regulation of cytokinesis
  • cell-matrix adhesion
  • negative regulation of oxidative phosphorylation
  • substantia nigra development
  • ossification involved in bone maturation
  • regulation of transcription from RNA polymerase II promoter
  • cellular response to lipopolysaccharide
  • skeletal muscle tissue development
  • cellular response to cytokine stimulus
  • cytoplasmic microtubule organization
  • positive regulation of protein serine/threonine kinase activity
  • actin cytoskeleton organization

Cellular Component

Where in the cell the gene product is active
  • cleavage furrow
  • plasma membrane
  • internal side of plasma membrane
  • endoplasmic reticulum membrane
  • nucleus
  • secretory granule membrane
  • extracellular vesicular exosome
  • endosome
  • cytoskeleton
  • focal adhesion
  • cell cortex
  • dendritic spine
  • apical junction complex
  • ruffle membrane
  • vesicle
  • cell junction
  • cytosol
  • midbody
  • cell periphery
  • lamellipodium

Molecular Function

What the gene product does at the molecular level
  • GTP binding
  • protein kinase binding
  • protein binding
  • GTPase activity
  • small monomeric GTPase activity
  • myosin binding

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