The γ-subunit of the coatomer complex binds Cdc42 to mediate transformation

Wen Jin Wu, Jon W. Erickson, Rui Lin and Richard A. Cerione ()
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Wen Jin Wu: Cornell University
Jon W. Erickson: Cornell University
Rui Lin: Cornell University
Richard A. Cerione: Cornell University

Nature, 2000, vol. 405, issue 6788, 800-804

Abstract: Abstract The Ras-related GTP-binding protein Cdc42 is implicated in a variety of biological activities including the establishment of cell polarity in yeast, the regulation of cell morphology, motility and cell-cycle progression in mammalian cells and the induction of malignant transformation1,2. We identified a Cdc42 mutant (Cdc42F28L) which binds GTP in the absence of a guanine nucleotide exchange factor, but still hydrolyses GTP with a turnover number identical to that for wild-type Cdc42 (ref. 3). Expression of this mutant in NIH 3T3 fibroblasts causes cellular transformation, mimicking many of the characteristics of cells transformed by the Dbl oncoprotein, a known guanine nucleotide exchange factor for Cdc42 (ref. 4). Here we searched for new Cdc42 targets in an effort to understand how Cdc42 mediates cellular transformation. We identified the γ-subunit of the coatomer complex (γCOP) as a specific binding partner for activated Cdc42. The binding of Cdc42 to γCOP is essential for a transforming signal distinct from those elicited by Ras.

Date: 2000
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