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ARHGEF25
Rho guanine nucleotide exchange factor 25
Chromosome 12 · 12q13.3
NCBI Gene: 115557Ensembl: ENSG00000240771.9HGNC: HGNC:30275UniProt: Q86VW2
33PubMed Papers
20Diseases
0Drugs
1Pathogenic Variants
DATA QUALITY
✓ Experimental GO Evidence✓ Swiss-Prot Reviewed
guanyl-nucleotide exchange factor activityaxon guidancecytoplasmplasma membraneMoyamoya diseasesmoking initiationprostate cancerFamilial prostate cancer
✦AI Summary

ARHGEF25 encodes p63RhoGEF, a Rho guanine nucleotide exchange factor that serves as a critical mediator between Gαq/11-coupled GPCR signaling and RhoA activation 1. The gene produces multiple isoforms with distinct subcellular localizations: p63RhoGEF580 localizes to the plasma membrane while p63RhoGEF619 resides in the cytoplasm but translocates to the membrane upon Gαq activation 1. ARHGEF25 functions through a dual activation mechanism requiring both membrane recruitment and allosteric activation by Gαq for full RhoGEF activity 1. In disease contexts, ARHGEF25 shows opposing roles: it acts as a tumor suppressor in NK/T-cell lymphoma by promoting RHOA-mediated apoptosis through the GNAQ-ARHGEF25 complex 2, while elevated expression correlates with hypertension through enhanced RhoA/Rho kinase signaling 3. The protein is also targeted by miR-3189-3p in glioblastoma, where its downregulation contributes to tumor progression 4. Clinical significance includes its role as a biomarker in hypertensive patients, where p63RhoGEF levels correlate with blood pressure parameters 3, and its regulation by RGS2 proteins that modulate the dynamics of Gαq-p63RhoGEF interactions 5.

Sources cited
1
ARHGEF25 produces multiple isoforms with different subcellular localizations and requires dual activation by Gαq
PMID: 27833100
2
ARHGEF25 acts as tumor suppressor in NK/T-cell lymphoma through GNAQ-ARHGEF25-RHOA pathway
PMID: 41362935
3
Elevated ARHGEF25 expression correlates with hypertension and blood pressure parameters
PMID: 24356540
4
ARHGEF25 is targeted by miR-3189-3p in glioblastoma contributing to tumor progression
PMID: 25645911
5
ARHGEF25 interactions with Gαq are regulated by RGS2 proteins
PMID: 24299002
Disease Associationsⓘ20
Moyamoya diseaseOpen Targets
0.26Weak
smoking initiationOpen Targets
0.12Weak
Familial prostate cancerOpen Targets
0.11Weak
prostate cancerOpen Targets
0.11Weak
colorectal carcinomaOpen Targets
0.08Suggestive
neoplasmOpen Targets
0.04Suggestive
telomere syndromeOpen Targets
0.03Suggestive
colorectal cancerOpen Targets
0.03Suggestive
rhabdomyosarcomaOpen Targets
0.02Suggestive
spondyloarthropathyOpen Targets
0.02Suggestive
spinal stenosisOpen Targets
0.02Suggestive
sarcomaOpen Targets
0.01Suggestive
alveolar rhabdomyosarcomaOpen Targets
0.01Suggestive
Ewing sarcomaOpen Targets
0.01Suggestive
leiomyosarcomaOpen Targets
0.01Suggestive
myxoid liposarcomaOpen Targets
0.01Suggestive
soft tissue sarcomaOpen Targets
0.01Suggestive
breast carcinomaOpen Targets
0.01Suggestive
cancerOpen Targets
0.01Suggestive
hypertensionOpen Targets
0.01Suggestive
Pathogenic Variants1
NM_182947.4(ARHGEF25):c.1327C>T (p.Arg443Cys)Likely pathogenic
Moyamoya angiopathy
☆☆☆☆→ Residue 443
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Related Genes
PLEKHG4Shared pathway100%ARHGEF40Shared pathway100%RHOAProtein interaction100%CDC42Protein interaction85%POPDC1Protein interaction79%GNA15Protein interaction72%
Tissue Expression6 tissues
Ovary
100%
Brain
40%
Heart
37%
Lung
21%
Liver
8%
Bone Marrow
1%
Gene Interaction Network
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ARHGEF25PLEKHG4ARHGEF40RHOACDC42POPDC1GNA15
PROTEIN STRUCTURE
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PDB2RGN · 3.50 Å · X-ray
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Constraintⓘ
LOEUFⓘ
0.76LoF Tolerant
pLIⓘ
0.00Tolerant
Observed/Expected LoF0.59 [0.47–0.76]
RankingsWhere ARHGEF25 stands among ~20K protein-coding genes
  • #11,287of 20,598
    Most Researched33
  • #5,232of 5,498
    Most Pathogenic Variants1
  • #6,120of 17,882
    Most Constrained (LOEUF)0.76
Genes detectedARHGEF25
Sources retrieved10 papers
Response time—
📄 Sources
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1
GNAQ inhibits tumorigenesis via the ARHGEF25-mediated RHOA pathway in NK/T-cell lymphoma.
PMID: 41362935
Cancer Biol Ther · 2025
1.00
2
Kinetics of recruitment and allosteric activation of ARHGEF25 isoforms by the heterotrimeric G-protein Gαq.
PMID: 27833100
Sci Rep · 2016
0.90
3
BRET-based effector membrane translocation assay monitors GPCR-promoted and endocytosis-mediated G
PMID: 33990469
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A · 2021
0.80
4
Strike a pose: Gαq complexes at the membrane.
PMID: 24287282
Trends Pharmacol Sci · 2014
0.70
5
Anti-tumoral effects of miR-3189-3p in glioblastoma.
PMID: 25645911
J Biol Chem · 2015
0.60