Reaction: RAP1A exchanges GDP for GTP

- in pathway: Glucagon-like Peptide-1 (GLP1) regulates insulin secretion
EPAC1 and EPAC2 are activated by binding cAMP and positively regulate the exchange of GDP for GTP by the small GTPase RAP1A. The downstream effects of RAP1A:GTP in beta cells are uncertain but may involve increasing the number of "restless newcomer" secretory granules near the plasma membrane and thereby increasing secretion of insulin.
Other effects of RAP1A :GTP may include regulating beta cell proliferation through activation of the Raf/MEK/ERK mitogenic cascade and activation of the PI3 Kinase/PDK/PKC cell growth pathway.
Reaction - small molecule participants:
GDP [cytosol]
GTP [cytosol]
Reactome.org reaction link: R-HSA-381727

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Reaction input - small molecules:
GTP(4-)
ChEBI:37565
Reaction output - small molecules:
GDP(3-)
ChEBI:58189
Reactome.org link: R-HSA-381727