Solution structure of the Ras-binding domain of RGL

FEBS Lett. 1998 Dec 28;441(3):413-8. doi: 10.1016/s0014-5793(98)01596-8.

Abstract

The RGL protein, a homolog of the Ral GDP dissociation stimulator (RalGDS), has been identified as a downstream effector of Ras. In the present study, the solution structure of the Ras-binding domain of RGL (RGL-RBD) was determined by NMR spectroscopy. The overall fold of RGL-RBD consists of a five-stranded beta-sheet and two alpha-helices, which is the same topology as that of RalGDS-RBD. The backbone chemical shift perturbation of RGL-RBD upon interaction with the GTP analog-bound Ras was also examined. The solution structure of RGL-RBD, especially around some of the Ras-interacting residues, is appreciably different from that of RalGDS-RBD.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Amino Acid Sequence
  • GTP-Binding Proteins / chemistry*
  • GTP-Binding Proteins / metabolism
  • Guanine Nucleotide Exchange Factors*
  • Hydrogen Bonding
  • Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Protein Binding
  • Protein Structure, Secondary
  • Solutions
  • ras Proteins / metabolism*

Substances

  • Guanine Nucleotide Exchange Factors
  • Solutions
  • GTP-Binding Proteins
  • ras Proteins