Cytoplasm {Experimental EvidencePubMed:16467373}. Cytoplasm, perinuclear region {Experimental EvidencePubMed:16467373}. Cell membrane {Experimental EvidencePubMed:16467373}. Cell junction {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q66T02}. Cell projection, lamellipodium {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q66T02}. Note=Predominantly cytoplasmic, however when endothelial cells are stimulated with lysophosphatidic acid, PLEKHG5 is found in perinuclear regions and at the cell membrane (PubMed:16467373). Localizes at cell-cell junctions in quiescent endothelial cells, and relocalizes to cytoplasmic vesicle and the leading edge of lamellipodia in migrating endothelial cells (By similarity). {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q66T02, Experimental EvidencePubMed:16467373}.
Functions as a guanine exchange factor (GEF) for RAB26 and thus regulates autophagy of synaptic vesicles in axon terminal of motoneurons (By similarity). Involved in the control of neuronal cell differentiation. Plays a role in angiogenesis through regulation of endothelial cells chemotaxis. Affects also the migration, adhesion, and matrix/bone degradation in macrophages and osteoclasts (By similarity). {By
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