7 research outputs found
Struktur-Funktionsbeziehungen der Rho- und der Plexin-Proteinfamilien
In dieser Arbeit wurden die Struktur-Funktionsbeziehungen der Rho-GTPasen Rac1b und TC10 untersucht. Hierzu wurden die GDP- und GppNHp-Strukturen beider GTPasen mittels Röntgenstrukturanalyse charakterisiert. Anhand der 3D-Strukturen konnten die biochemischen Unterschiede dieser Proteine zu den Homologen, Rac1 und Cdc42, erklĂ€rt werden. Die Insertion von 19 AminosĂ€uren generiert ein selbst-aktivierendes Rac1b. Die offene Switch I-Konformation fĂŒhrt zu einer beschleunigten Nukleotiddissoziation. Der hochmobile Switch II hingegen beeintrĂ€chtigt die intrinsische GTP-Hydrolyse. Der Vergleich der GDP- und GppNHp gebundenen ZustĂ€nde von TC10 zeigt interesanterweise keine Unterschiede fĂŒr den -Bereich. Das -Ion wird in beiden ZustĂ€nden durch die Carbonylgruppe der Hauptkette koordiniert. Die strukturellen und biochemischen Resultate zeigen eine abweichende molekulare Schalter-Funktion fĂŒr TC10
Crystal structure of Rnd3/RhoE: functional implications
The Rnd proteins constitute an exceptional subfamily within the Rho GTPase family. They possess extended chains at both termini and four prominent amino acid deviations causing GTPase deficiency. Herein, we report the crystal structure of the Rnd3/RhoE G-domain (amino acids 19-200) at 2.0 Angstrom resolution. This is the first GTP-structure of a Rho family member which reveals a similar fold but striking differences from RhoA concerning (i) GTPase center, (ii) charge distribution at several surface areas, (iii) C3-transferase binding site and (iv) interacting interfaces towards RhoA regulators and effectors. (C) 2002 Federation of European Biochemical Societies. Published by Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved
Alternative Splicing of Rac1 Generates Rac1b, a Selfâactivating GTPase
Rac1b was recently identified in malignant colorectal tumors as an alternative splice variant of Rac1 containing a 19âamino acid insertion next to the switch II region. The structures of Rac1b in the GDPâ and the GppNHpâbound forms, determined at a resolution of 1.75 Ă
, reveal that the insertion induces an open switch I conformation and a highly mobile switch II. As a consequence, Rac1b has an accelerated GEFâindependent GDP/GTP exchange and an impaired GTP hydrolysis, which is restored partially by GTPaseâactivating proteins. Interestingly, Rac1b is able to bind the GTPaseâbinding domain of PAK but not fullâlength PAK in a GTPâdependent manner, suggesting that the insertion does not completely abolish effector interaction. The presented study provides insights into the structural and biochemical mechanism of a selfâactivating GTPase