During neurite outgrowth, Rho small G protein activity is spatiotemporally regulated to organize the neurite sprouting, extension, and branching. We have previously identified a potent Rho GTPase-activating protein (GAP), RA-RhoGAP, as a direct downstream target of Rap1 small G protein in the neurite outgrowth. In addition to the Ras-associating (RA) domain for Rap1 binding, RA-RhoGAP has the pleckstrin homology (PH) domain for lipid binding. Here, we showed that phosphatidic acid (PA) bound to the PH domain and enhanced GAP activity for Rho. RA-RhoGAP induced extension of neurite in a diacylglycerol kinase-mediated synthesis of the PA-dependent manner. Knockdown of RA-RhoGAP reduced the diacylglycerol kinase-induced neurite extension. In contrast to the effect of the RA domain, the PH domain was specifically involved in the neurite extension, not in the sprouting and branching. These results indicate that PA and Rap1 cooperatively regulate RA-RhoGAP activity for promoting neurite outgrowth.Formation and extension of axons and dendrites, the socalled neurite outgrowth, are crucial events in neuronal differentiation and maturation during development of the nervous system (1, 2). As neurites extend further and acquire their final axonal and dendritic identities, neurons establish synaptic contacts and reach full maturation (3-5). These morphological changes require remodeling of the actin cytoskeleton (6). Rho small G protein is a key regulator of the actin cytoskeleton organization in neurons and has been shown to play important roles in several aspects of neurite outgrowth, such as sprouting, extension, and branching (7,8). An increase in Rho activity results in reduction of neurite sprouting, extension, and branching, whereas a decrease in Rho activity enhances neurite sprouting, extension, and branching (9 -12). The Rho activity is positively regulated by guanine nucleotide exchange factors (GEFs) 2 and negatively regulated