1gua
HUMAN RAP1A, RESIDUES 1-167, DOUBLE MUTANT (E30D,K31E) COMPLEXED WITH GPPNHP AND THE RAS-BINDING-DOMAIN OF HUMAN C-RAF1, RESIDUES 51-131
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OverviewOverview
Members of the Ras subfamily of small GTP-binding proteins have been shown, to be promiscuous towards a variety of putative effector molecules such as, the protein kinase c-Raf and the Ral-specific guanine nucleotide exchange, factor (Ral-GEF). To address the question of specificity of interactions, we have introduced the mutations E30D and K31E into Rap and show, biochemically, by X-ray structure analysis and by transfection in vivo, that the identical core effector region of Ras and Rap (residues 32-40) is, responsible for molecular recognition, but that residues outside this, region are responsible for the specificity of the interaction. The major, determinant for the switch in specificity is the opposite charge of, residue 31--Lys in Rap, Glu in Ras--which creates a favourable, complementary interface for the Ras-Raf interaction.
About this StructureAbout this Structure
1GUA is a Protein complex structure of sequences from Homo sapiens with MG, CA and GNP as ligands. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA.
ReferenceReference
Ras/Rap effector specificity determined by charge reversal., Nassar N, Horn G, Herrmann C, Block C, Janknecht R, Wittinghofer A, Nat Struct Biol. 1996 Aug;3(8):723-9. PMID:8756332
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