• Inactivation of the active small GTPase is achieved through hydrolysis of the GTP by the small GTPase's intrinsic GTP hydrolytic activity. (wikipedia.org)
  • The rate of GTP hydrolysis for small GTPases is generally too slow to create physiologically relevant transient signals, and thus requires another class of regulatory proteins to accelerate this activity, the GTPase activating proteins (GAPs). (wikipedia.org)
  • Another class of regulatory proteins, the Guanosine nucleotide dissociation inhibitors (GDIs), bind to the GDP-bound form of Rho and Rab small GTPases and not only prevent exchange (maintaining the small GTPase in an off-state), but also prevent the small GTPase from localizing at the membrane, which is their place of action. (wikipedia.org)
  • There is a superfamily of ras p21/ras p21-like small GTP-binding proteins (small G proteins) with GTPase activity. (nii.ac.jp)
  • The conversion from the GDP-bound to GTP-bound form and the reverse conversion are induced by GDP/GTP exchange and GTPase reactions, respectively. (nii.ac.jp)
  • We have purified and characterized several GDP/GTP exchange proteins (GDP dissociation stimulator (GDS) and GDP dissociation inhibitor (GDI)) and GTPase activating Proteins (GAP) for small G proteins. (nii.ac.jp)
  • The GTPase-containing subunits of heterotrimeric GTP-binding proteins. (jefferson.edu)
  • Hydrolysis of GTP by the inherent GTPase activity of the subunit causes it to revert to its inactive (heterotrimeric) form. (jefferson.edu)
  • It is shown here for p21ras, a well studied example of GTP hydrolysing proteins, that the GTP-hydrolysis rate is significantly faster if Mg2+ is replaced by Mn2+, both in the presence or absence of its GTPase-activating protein Ras-GAP. (rcsb.org)
  • By using Rap1A and Ran, we show that the acceleration of the GTPase by Mn2+ appears to be a general phenomenon of GTP-binding proteins. (rcsb.org)
  • Here, we report that the microRNA miR-1 regulates the autophagy pathway through conserved targeting of the orthologous T re-2/ B ub2/ C DC16 (TBC) Rab GTPase-activating proteins TBC-7 and TBC1D15 in Caenorhabditis elegans and mammalian cells, respectively. (elifesciences.org)
  • Thus, upon binding to GTP, the duration of Ras-GTPase activity is limited by the rate at which it hydrolyzes its bound GTP to GDP. (bionity.com)
  • Once released from SOS, the Ras-GTPase quickly binds fresh guanine nucleotide from the cytosol. (bionity.com)
  • The normal rate of Ras catalytic GTPase (GTP hydrolysis) activity can be increased by proteins of the RasGAP family, which bind to Ras and increase its catalytic rate by a factor of one thousand - in effect, increasing the rate at which Ras is inactivated. (bionity.com)
  • This may be explained because the SOS1 protein adopts an auto-inhibited conformation dependent on multiple domain-to-domain interactions that cooperate to block access of the SOS1 catalytic core to its Ras-GTPase targets [7] . (bionity.com)
  • GBP1 or guanlyate binding protein 1 is a 68 kDa GTPase and member of the GTPase1 family of molecules. (thermofisher.com)
  • Plasma membrane-associated small GTPase which cycles between active GTP-bound and inactive GDP-bound states. (novusbio.com)
  • It is regulated by guanine nucleotide exchange factors (GEFs) which promote the exchange of bound GDP for free GTP, GTPase activating proteins (GAPs) which increase the GTP hydrolysis activity, and GDP dissociation inhibitors which inhibit the dissociation of the nucleotide from the GTPase. (novusbio.com)
  • The GTPase Rab11 regulates endosomal protein trafficking and previous work has shown that loss of Rab11 caused intestinal inflammation and hyperplasia in mice and flies. (sdbonline.org)
  • The N-Ras protein is a GTPase, which means it converts a molecule called GTP into another molecule called GDP. (medlineplus.gov)
  • Especially the coordination sphere around the metal ions is very similar, and no second metal ion binding site could be detected, consistent with the assumption that one metal ion is sufficient for GTP hydrolysis. (rcsb.org)
  • b FtsZ84 contains a mutation in the GTP binding site that reduces GTP binding and hydrolysis, thereby weakening FtsZ dimerization and subunit-subunit assembly. (biomedcentral.com)
  • The off-switch is maintained by hydrolysis of GTP to GDP and a phosphate moiety. (biophysics.org)
  • The inactive form of GTPases (GDP-form) are activated by a class of proteins called Guanosine nucleotide exchange factors (GEFs). (wikipedia.org)
  • The interaction of Ran with the guanine nucleotide exchange factor protein RCC1 was also studied by (31)P NMR spectroscopy. (mpg.de)
  • SOS (and other guanine nucleotide exchange factors) act by binding Ras-GTPases and forcing them to release of their bound nucleotide (usually GDP). (bionity.com)
  • We report that exposure of raj spinal cord‐dorsal root ganglion cocultured neurons to k‐opiate agonists is accompanied by a 60-70% reduction in the level of the αi subunit of GTP‐binding proteins. (tau.ac.il)
  • c FtsZ84*M206I and FtsZ84*V293I mutations compensate for FtsZ84's GTP binding defect and help to restore subunit-subunit interactions. (biomedcentral.com)
  • To examine interactions between G proteins and the H + -ATPase, we performed immunocytochemical studies on perfusion-fixed sections of rat kidney using polyclonal anti-G protein antibodies and E11, a mouse monoclonal antibody to the 31-kDa subunit of the vacuolar H + -ATPase. (wustl.edu)
  • Some intercalated cells that stained prominently for the proton pump in the apical membrane did not, however, stain for any G protein α-subunit. (wustl.edu)
  • This Rac1 antibody was developed against a synthetic peptide from amino acid region 100-150 as a part of human Rac1 conjugated to blue carrier protein. (novusbio.com)
  • Our predictions generate hypotheses on protein conformations controlling biological processes - such as protein recognition, signal transduction, and enzyme active site gating - and are laying the foundation for our work reengineering and "reshaping" protein interfaces and active sites for new functions. (ucsf.edu)
  • BRAF encodes the B-Raf protein, which is involved in signal transduction inside cells. (news-medical.net)
  • Through a process known as signal transduction, the protein relays signals from outside the cell to the cell's nucleus. (medlineplus.gov)
  • We found that the shedding of heparin-binding epidermal growth factor (HB-EGF) resulting from metalloproteinase activation and subsequent transactivation of the epidermal growth factor receptor occurred when cardiomyocytes were stimulated by GPCR agonists, leading to cardiac hypertrophy. (nih.gov)
  • Inhibition of the kinase domain is halted through binding of the Ras-binding domain, or residues 155-227 of the protein, to the Ras-GTP effector domain. (news-medical.net)
  • In its active state, binds to a variety of effector proteins to regulate cellular responses such as secretory processes, phagocytosis of apoptotic cells, epithelial cell polarization and growth-factor induced formation of membrane ruffles. (novusbio.com)
  • Structure of the human protein kinase MPSK1 reveals an atypical activation loop architecture. (nih.gov)
  • Experiments carried out in the presence of saturating concentrations of phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate (PMA), or in PMA-desensitized cells, suggested that stimulation by p[NH]ppG is mediated by a mechanism additional to protein kinase C (PKC) activation. (ox.ac.uk)
  • Ras-GTPases act as molecular switches that bind to downstream effectors, such as the protein kinase c-Raf , and localizes them to the membrane resulting in their activation. (bionity.com)
  • RAF genes encode serine and threonine kinase proteins downstream of Ras in the pathway. (news-medical.net)
  • Mutant B-Raf proteins that have been implicated in tumorigenesis often have elevated kinase activity, known as a gain of function mutaion. (news-medical.net)
  • Conserved region 3 (CR3) is a catalytic protein kinase domain. (news-medical.net)
  • PTEN encodes a protein kinase of the same name and functions as a tumor suppressor through regulation of cell proliferation. (medscape.com)
  • Publications] Sasaki,T.: 'A mammalian inhibitory GDP/GTP exchange protein(GDI)for smg p25A is active on the yeast SEC4 protein. (nii.ac.jp)
  • This inhibitory effect required lower GTP[S] concentrations than the stimulatory effect (50% inhibition at 1-10 microM), and was not observed with p[NH]ppG. (ox.ac.uk)
  • The inhibitory effect of GTP[S] can be clearly distinguished and indicates the involvement of a distinct GTP-binding protein in exocytosis at a site distal to second-messenger generation. (ox.ac.uk)
  • The inhibitory binding constants ( K i ) of astressin and urocortin are 1 to 2 nM for all receptors and are independent of which radioligand is employed. (aspetjournals.org)
  • Heterotrimeric G-proteins are molecular switches that are omnipresent in animal and plant cells. (biophysics.org)
  • GTP binds to the heterotrimeric protein and thereby switches the signal "on. (biophysics.org)
  • The current studies provide novel insights into the pharmacology of GPR40 and indicate that G protein-coupled receptors which respond to fatty acids, and potentially to other lipid ligands, can be occupied by endogenous agonists before assay and that this may mask the pharmacology of the receptor and may be mistaken for high levels of constitutive activity. (aspetjournals.org)
  • The characteristics of a high-affinity antagonist radioligand are compared with those a high-affinity agonist in binding to the cloned corticotropin-releasing factor receptor type 1 (CRF-R1) and type 2 (CRF-R2) and to the native receptors that exist in rat cerebellum and brain stem. (aspetjournals.org)
  • The specific binding of Ast* to endogenous brain receptors is greater than that of Ucn*, resulting in more sites being detected by the antagonist than by the agonist. (aspetjournals.org)
  • In this research project, we have investigated the C-terminal structures of small G proteins, purified the regulatory proteins for small G proteins, and made monoclonal antibodies against small G proteins and their regulatory proteins. (nii.ac.jp)
  • Among these regulatory proteins, we have cloned the cDNAs of smg p21 GDS, smg p25A GDI, and rho GDI, and made monoclonal antibodies against them. (nii.ac.jp)
  • Pamukcu, R , Spiegel, AM & Chang, EB 1993, ' Biochemical and immunochemical localization of GTP-binding proteins in the rat ileal enterocyte ', The Journal of Laboratory and Clinical Medicine , vol. 121, no. 5, pp. 689-696. (elsevierpure.com)
  • Loss of Pcs impairs Rab11 localization on the trans-side of Golgi units and induces the cytoplasmic accumulation of post-Golgi vesicles bearing rhabdomere proteins, as observed in Rab11-deficiency. (sdbonline.org)
  • Scope includes mutations and abnormal protein expression. (cancerindex.org)
  • In this way these mutations are thought to create SOS1 alleles encoding hyper-activated and dysregulated variants of the protein. (bionity.com)
  • The mutations that cause this condition affect a single protein building block (amino acid) in the N-Ras protein. (medlineplus.gov)
  • These mutations lead to production of an N-Ras protein that is constantly turned on (constitutively active). (medlineplus.gov)
  • These mutations lead to an N-Ras protein that is constitutively active and can direct cells to grow and divide without control. (medlineplus.gov)
  • a Wild-type FtsZ efficiently binds to and hydrolyzes GTP (black rectangle). (biomedcentral.com)
  • The B-Raf protein has 766 amino acids in three conserved domains. (news-medical.net)
  • By using sequence alignment of herpesviruses homologs, we identified conserved amino acids in the putative pUL105 ATP binding site and in the putative pUL70 zinc finger pattern. (frontiersin.org)
  • Small GTPases act as molecular switches in signaling pathways, which act to regulate functions of other proteins. (wikipedia.org)
  • Activation and deactivation of small GTPases can be regarded as occurring in a cycle, between the GTP-bound and GDP-bound form, regulated by other regulatory proteins. (wikipedia.org)
  • As the name implies, Ras-GTPases possess intrinsic enzymatic activity that converts GTP to GDP plus phosphate. (bionity.com)
  • They are active or 'ON' when it is bound to GTP and inactive or 'OFF' when bound to GDP. (wikipedia.org)
  • Small G proteins have two interconvertible forms, GDP-bound inactive and GTP-bound active forms. (nii.ac.jp)
  • However, treatment of membranes with fatty acid-free bovine serum albumin reduced the basal [ 35 S]GTPγS binding in a concentration-dependent manner and allowed the responsiveness and pharmacology at GPR40 of each of the fatty acids thiazolidinediones and a novel small-molecule agonist to be uncovered. (aspetjournals.org)
  • The high apparent constitutive activity of GPR40-Gα q was also reversed by a small-molecule GPR40 antagonist, and basal [ 35 S]GTPγS binding was prevented by the selective Gα q /Gα 11 inhibitor YM-254890. (aspetjournals.org)
  • This effect is not due to a different stoichiometry of metal ion binding, since one metal ion is sufficient for full enzymatic activity. (rcsb.org)
  • This changes its conformation, revealing the ATP binding site and enabling enzymatic activity. (news-medical.net)
  • Download DNA or protein sequence, view genomic context and coordinates. (yeastgenome.org)
  • Basic sequence-derived (length, molecular weight, isoelectric point) and experimentally-determined (median abundance, median absolute deviation) protein information. (yeastgenome.org)
  • Click "Protein Details" for further information about the protein such as half-life, abundance, domains, domains shared with other proteins, protein sequence retrieval for various strains, physico-chemical properties, protein modification sites, and external identifiers for the protein. (yeastgenome.org)
  • It phosphorylates a specific sequence on protein targets. (news-medical.net)
  • Bioinformatic analysis indicated that miR2911 potentially binds to the sequence of HPV. (bvsalud.org)
  • Autophagy is a degradation system that involves sequestration of cytoplasmic proteins and organelles by double-layered membranes that form vesicles called autophagosomes. (elifesciences.org)
  • We prepared medullary membrane vesicles highly enriched for the H + -ATPase to examine possible functional interactions of G proteins with the H + -ATPase by the acridine orange method. (wustl.edu)
  • These vesicles were also highly enriched for G protein subunits. (wustl.edu)
  • Guanosine 5′-triphosphate (GTP)-binding proteins (G proteins) are expressed in a heterogeneous manner in the mammalian kidney. (wustl.edu)
  • Over the past several years, we have engineered a range of proteins with new functions, including protein-protein interactions that are specific enough to control complex biological processes in mammalian cells (Kapp*, Liu* et al. (ucsf.edu)
  • The nature of imperfect binding specificity means that a single miRNA can regulate a large number of mRNA targets involved in complex cellular processes, thereby tightly controlling genetic networks during development and in response to stress ( Pocock, 2011 ). (elifesciences.org)
  • A similar inhibition was observed with adenosine 5'-[gamma-thio]triphosphate, probably by its conversion into GTP[S]. These results suggest that the stimulatory actions of guanine nucleotides can be accounted for by the combined activation of PKC and generation of cAMP, resulting from activation of conventional signal-transducing GTP-binding proteins. (ox.ac.uk)
  • Defective autophagy results in accumulation of toxic protein aggregates that detrimentally affect cellular function and organismal survival. (elifesciences.org)
  • B-Raf is a protein encoded by the BRAF gene and is involved in the RAS/MAPK pathway, which regulates cellular growth and division. (news-medical.net)
  • We have found that the C-terminal systeine residues of smg p21B, rhoA p21, and smg p25A are geranylgeranylated, and that these prenylation are essential for each small G protein to bind to membranes. (nii.ac.jp)
  • Publications] Kaibuchi,K.: 'Molecular cloning and characterization of the stimulatory GDP/GTP exchange protein(GDS)for smg p21s,ras p21ーlike small GTPーbinding proteins. (nii.ac.jp)
  • Predicting and designing the structures of proteins with biologically useful accuracy has been a key challenge in computational structural biology and molecular engineering. (ucsf.edu)
  • One example is a study describing the control of precise shape transitions of a large protein assembly with optical inputs, where we successfully exchanged the 'engine' of a protein-based ATP-driven molecular machine to be powered by light (Hoersch et al. (ucsf.edu)
  • Most recently, we have focused on application of computational protein design to endow cells with the ability to sense and respond to new molecular signals and orchestrate desired biological responses, one of the most fundamental capabilities of living systems (Glasgow*, Huang*, Mandell* et al. (ucsf.edu)
  • The present study unravels a new molecular system for vesicle-based axonal transport of proteins in male and female flies (Drosophila melanogaster). (sdbonline.org)
  • To transmit signals, the N-Ras protein must be turned on by attaching (binding) to a molecule of GTP. (medlineplus.gov)
  • These findings suggest selective sorting of the G proteins to regional domains in the plasma membrane of intestinal epithelial cells. (elsevierpure.com)
  • In this process, astrocytes proliferate to fill gaps and undergo a typical morphological change: a large cytoplasmic mass, long and branched processes, and increased expression of intermediate filaments such as glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP). (jneurosci.org)
  • It was concluded that SHR cells do not appear to have an alteration in endothelin-1 activated, pertussis toxin sensitive G-protein coupling to IP formation or in the dependence of inositol phosphate formation on extracellular calcium. (strath.ac.uk)
  • In addition to autoinhibition, CR3 is also inhibited when the protein is not post-translationally phosphorylated at certain serine and tyrosine residues in the CR2 hinge region. (news-medical.net)
  • Astressin binds with high affinity to the native cerebellar/brain stem receptor and relative potencies of selected CRF analogs determined with Ast* on the native receptor are similar to those obtained for the cloned CRF-R1. (aspetjournals.org)
  • RB1 encodes the protein pRB and was the first tumor suppressor gene to be molecularly defined. (medscape.com)
  • The GTP-Binding protein alpha subunits are grouped into families according to the type of action they have on second messenger systems. (jefferson.edu)
  • This graph shows the total number of publications written about "GTP-Binding Protein alpha Subunits" by people in this website by year, and whether "GTP-Binding Protein alpha Subunits" was a major or minor topic of these publications. (jefferson.edu)
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  • In contrast, loss of the specific subunits of TRAPPII, another known Rab11-GEF, does not cause any defects on the eye development nor the transport of rhabdomere proteins, however, simultaneous loss of TRAPPII and Pcs shows severe defects on eye development. (sdbonline.org)
  • Publications] Araki,S.: 'Role of the Cーterminal region of smg p25A in its interaction with membranes and the GDP/GTP exchange protein. (nii.ac.jp)
  • Targeting Receptor-Type Protein Tyrosine Phosphatases with Biotherapeutics: Is Outside-in Better than Inside-Out? (westminster.ac.uk)
  • These proteins play important roles in cell division, cell differentiation, and the self-destruction of cells (apoptosis). (medlineplus.gov)
  • GTP:adenosylcobinamide-phosphate (AdoCbi-P) guanylyl transferase (CobY) is an enzyme that transfers the GMP moiety of GTP to AdoCbi yielding AdoCbi-GDP in the late steps of the assembly of Ado-cobamides in archaea. (nih.gov)
  • Altered G Protein Coupling in Olfactory Neuroepithelial Cells From Patients With Schizophrenia. (jefferson.edu)
  • In contrast, pretreatment of cells with GTP[S] at low [Ca2+]free markedly inhibited subsequent responses to Ca2+, cAMP, PMA, and cAMP plus PMA. (ox.ac.uk)
  • In cells lacking expression of Ca 2+ -mobilizing G proteins, coexpression of human GPR40 and Gα q allowed medium- and long-chain fatty acids to elevate intracellular [Ca 2+ ]. (aspetjournals.org)
  • This was also observed when human embryonic kidney (HEK) 293 cells were transfected with a GPR40-Gα q fusion protein. (aspetjournals.org)
  • After expression of GPR40-Gα q in HEK293 cells and membrane preparation basal binding of [ 35 S]GTPγSinGα q immunoprecipitates was high and not elevated substantially by fatty acids. (aspetjournals.org)
  • Appropriate regulation of autophagy is crucial for clearing toxic proteins from cells. (elifesciences.org)
  • Fusion of autophagosomes with lysosomes results in degradation of their contents and thereby removes toxic proteins and damaged organelles from cells to maintain homeostasis. (elifesciences.org)
  • In particular, cells of the medullary collecting tubule demonstrate a complex pattern of G protein expression both between cell types and between the polarized surfaces of individual cells. (wustl.edu)
  • Instead of triggering cell growth in response to particular signals from outside the cell, the overactive protein directs cells to grow and divide constantly. (medlineplus.gov)
  • 17beta-Estradiol (0.01-10 nmol/l) increased expression of the alpha(2C)-AR protein and the activity of the alpha(2C)-AR gene promoter in human cultured dermal VSMs, which was assessed following transient transfection of the cells with a promoter-reporter construct. (cdc.gov)
  • The effects of miR2911 on endogenous E6/E7 mRNA and protein levels were detected in HPV16/18-positive cervical cancer cells by RT-qPCR and Western blotting. (bvsalud.org)
  • In addition, the endogenous E6/E7 mRNA and protein levels were significantly decreased by using miR2911 treatment in HPV16/18-positive cervical cancer cells. (bvsalud.org)
  • The N-Ras protein is turned off (inactivated) when it converts the GTP to GDP. (medlineplus.gov)
  • Metformin Enhances the Effect of Regorafenib and Inhibits Recurrence and Metastasis of Hepatic Carcinoma After Liver Resection via Regulating Expression of Hypoxia Inducible Factors 2α (HIF-2α) and 30 kDa HIV Tat-Interacting Protein (TIP30). (cancerindex.org)
  • notably, integration of proteomics data with in situ subcellular microscopic analyses showed a high abundance of cytoskeleton proteins associated with acidified PBs at the early development stages. (nature.com)
  • rab2 GTP-Binding Protein" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings) . (umassmed.edu)
  • What does this gene/protein do? (cancerindex.org)
  • What pathways are this gene/protein implicaed in? (cancerindex.org)
  • The NRAS gene provides instructions for making a protein called N-Ras that is involved primarily in regulating cell division. (medlineplus.gov)
  • Most of small G proteins have the unique consensus C-terminal motifs containing at least one cysteine residue. (nii.ac.jp)
  • miRNAs predominantly interact with mRNA targets through imperfect binding to motifs in target mRNA 3′-untranslated regions (3′UTRs) ( Bartel, 2009 ). (elifesciences.org)
  • Evidence is accumulating that small G proteins are involved in the regulation of cell growth and differentiation. (nii.ac.jp)