FUNCTION: Postsynaptic RAC1 GTPase activating protein (GAP) that plays a key role in neuronal morphogenesis and migration mainly during development of the cerebral cortex (PubMed:20810653, PubMed:27373832, PubMed:28333212). Regulates excitatory and inhibitory synapse maturation and density in cortic...
FUNCTION: Postsynaptic RAC1 GTPase activating protein (GAP) that plays a key role in neuronal morphogenesis and migration mainly during development of the cerebral cortex (PubMed:20810653, PubMed:27373832, PubMed:28333212). Regulates excitatory and inhibitory synapse maturation and density in cortical pyramidal neurons (PubMed:22559944, PubMed:27373832). SRGAP2/SRGAP2A limits excitatory and inhibitory synapse density through its RAC1-specific GTPase activating activity, while it promotes maturation of both excitatory and inhibitory synapses through its ability to bind to the postsynaptic scaffolding protein HOMER1 at excitatory synapses, and the postsynaptic protein GPHN at inhibitory synapses (By similarity). Mechanistically, acts by binding and deforming membranes, thereby regulating actin dynamics to regulate cell migration and differentiation (PubMed:27373832). Promotes cell repulsion and contact inhibition of locomotion: localizes to protrusions with curved edges and controls the duration of RAC1 activity in contact protrusions (By similarity). In non-neuronal cells, may also play a role in cell migration by regulating the formation of lamellipodia and filopodia (PubMed:20810653, PubMed:21148482). {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q91Z67, ECO:0000269|PubMed:20810653, ECO:0000269|PubMed:21148482, ECO:0000269|PubMed:22559944, ECO:0000269|PubMed:27373832, ECO:0000269|PubMed:28333212}.
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GO - Biological processes (BP):
actin filament severing [GO:0051014]; dendritic spine development [GO:0060996]; excitatory synapse assembly [GO:1904861]; extension of a leading process involved in cell motility in cerebral cortex radial glia guided migration [GO:0021816]; filopodium assembly [GO:0046847]; inhibitory synapse assemb...
actin filament severing [GO:0051014]; dendritic spine development [GO:0060996]; excitatory synapse assembly [GO:1904861]; extension of a leading process involved in cell motility in cerebral cortex radial glia guided migration [GO:0021816]; filopodium assembly [GO:0046847]; inhibitory synapse assembly [GO:1904862]; lamellipodium assembly involved in ameboidal cell migration [GO:0003363]; negative regulation of cell migration [GO:0030336]; negative regulation of neuron migration [GO:2001223]; neuron projection morphogenesis [GO:0048812]; positive regulation of GTPase activity [GO:0043547]; regulation of small GTPase mediated signal transduction [GO:0051056]; signal transduction [GO:0007165]; substrate adhesion-dependent cell spreading [GO:0034446]
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GO - Molecular function (MF):
GTPase activator activity [GO:0005096]; identical protein binding [GO:0042802]; protein homodimerization activity [GO:0042803]; small GTPase binding [GO:0031267]...
GTPase activator activity [GO:0005096]; identical protein binding [GO:0042802]; protein homodimerization activity [GO:0042803]; small GTPase binding [GO:0031267]
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GO - Cellular component (CC):
cytoplasm [GO:0005737]; cytosol [GO:0005829]; dendritic spine head [GO:0044327]; lamellipodium [GO:0030027]; nucleoplasm [GO:0005654]; phagocytic vesicle [GO:0045335]; plasma membrane [GO:0005886]; postsynaptic density [GO:0014069]; postsynaptic membrane [GO:0045211]...
cytoplasm [GO:0005737]; cytosol [GO:0005829]; dendritic spine head [GO:0044327]; lamellipodium [GO:0030027]; nucleoplasm [GO:0005654]; phagocytic vesicle [GO:0045335]; plasma membrane [GO:0005886]; postsynaptic density [GO:0014069]; postsynaptic membrane [GO:0045211]
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