1wq1
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| , resolution 2.5Å | |||||||
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| Ligands: | , and | ||||||
| Gene: | H-RAS-1 (Homo sapiens), GENE FRAGMENT OF P120GAP POSI (Homo sapiens) | ||||||
| Coordinates: | save as pdb, mmCIF, xml | ||||||
RAS-RASGAP COMPLEX
OverviewOverview
The three-dimensional structure of the complex between human H-Ras bound to guanosine diphosphate and the guanosine triphosphatase (GTPase)-activating domain of the human GTPase-activating protein p120GAP (GAP-334) in the presence of aluminum fluoride was solved at a resolution of 2.5 angstroms. The structure shows the partly hydrophilic and partly hydrophobic nature of the communication between the two molecules, which explains the sensitivity of the interaction toward both salts and lipids. An arginine side chain (arginine-789) of GAP-334 is supplied into the active site of Ras to neutralize developing charges in the transition state. The switch II region of Ras is stabilized by GAP-334, thus allowing glutamine-61 of Ras, mutation of which activates the oncogenic potential, to participate in catalysis. The structural arrangement in the active site is consistent with a mostly associative mechanism of phosphoryl transfer and provides an explanation for the activation of Ras by glycine-12 and glutamine-61 mutations. Glycine-12 in the transition state mimic is within van der Waals distance of both arginine-789 of GAP-334 and glutamine-61 of Ras, and even its mutation to alanine would disturb the arrangements of residues in the transition state.
DiseaseDisease
Known diseases associated with this structure: Basal cell carcinoma, somatic OMIM:[139150], Bladder cancer, somatic OMIM:[190020], Capillary malformation-arteriovenous malformation OMIM:[139150], Costello syndrome OMIM:[190020], Parkes Weber syndrome OMIM:[139150], Thyroid carcinoma, follicular, somatic OMIM:[190020]
About this StructureAbout this Structure
1WQ1 is a Protein complex structure of sequences from Homo sapiens. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA.
ReferenceReference
The Ras-RasGAP complex: structural basis for GTPase activation and its loss in oncogenic Ras mutants., Scheffzek K, Ahmadian MR, Kabsch W, Wiesmuller L, Lautwein A, Schmitz F, Wittinghofer A, Science. 1997 Jul 18;277(5324):333-8. PMID:9219684
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