Intracellular signaling: peripatetic Ras

Curr Biol. 2009 Jun 9;19(11):R454-7. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2009.04.045.

Abstract

Ras proteins traffic between the plasma membrane and endomembranes and signal from the cytosolic face of a variety of organelles. Palmitoylated N-Ras and H-Ras signal from early endosomes. A recent study reports that K-Ras resides on and signals from various types of endosomes, including late endosomes/lysosomes and multivesicular bodies.

MeSH terms

  • Endosomes / metabolism
  • Intracellular Membranes / metabolism
  • Models, Biological
  • Protein Isoforms / metabolism
  • Protein Transport
  • Signal Transduction*
  • ras Proteins / metabolism*

Substances

  • Protein Isoforms
  • ras Proteins