The GTPase-activating protein Rap1GAP uses a catalytic asparagine

Oliver Daumke, Michael Weyand, Partha P. Chakrabarti, Ingrid R. Vetter and Alfred Wittinghofer ()
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Oliver Daumke: Max-Planck-Institut für Molekulare Physiologie
Michael Weyand: Max-Planck-Institut für Molekulare Physiologie
Partha P. Chakrabarti: Max-Planck-Institut für Molekulare Physiologie
Ingrid R. Vetter: Max-Planck-Institut für Molekulare Physiologie
Alfred Wittinghofer: Max-Planck-Institut für Molekulare Physiologie

Nature, 2004, vol. 429, issue 6988, 197-201

Abstract: Abstract Rap1 is a Ras-like guanine-nucleotide-binding protein (GNBP) that is involved in a variety of signal-transduction processes1,2. It regulates integrin-mediated cell adhesion and might activate extracellular signal-regulated kinase. Like other Ras-like GNBPs, Rap1 is regulated by guanine-nucleotide-exchange factors (GEFs) and GTPase-activating proteins (GAPs). These GAPs increase the slow intrinsic GTPase reaction of Ras-like GNBPs by many orders of magnitude and allow tight regulation of signalling. The activation mechanism involves stabilization of the catalytic glutamine of the GNBP and, in most cases, the insertion of a catalytic arginine of GAP into the active site3. Rap1 is a close homologue of Ras but does not possess the catalytic glutamine essential for GTP hydrolysis in all other Ras-like and Gα proteins. Furthermore, RapGAPs are not related to other GAPs and apparently do not use a catalytic arginine residue4. Here we present the crystal structure of the catalytic domain of the Rap1-specific Rap1GAP at 2.9 Å. By mutational analysis, fluorescence titration and stopped-flow kinetic assay, we demonstrate that Rap1GAP provides a catalytic asparagine to stimulate GTP hydrolysis. Implications for the disease tuberous sclerosis are discussed.

Date: 2004
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