Diversity and plasticity in Rab GTPase nucleotide release mechanism has consequences for Rab activation and inactivation

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Diversity and plasticity in Rab GTPase nucleotide release mechanism has consequences for Rab activation and inactivation. / Langemeyer, Lars; Nunes Bastos, Ricardo; Cai, Yiying; Itzen, Aymelt; Reinisch, Karin M; Barr, Francis A.

In: ELIFE, Vol. 3, 11.02.2014, p. e01623.

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title = "Diversity and plasticity in Rab GTPase nucleotide release mechanism has consequences for Rab activation and inactivation",
abstract = "Ras superfamily GTPase activation and inactivation occur by canonical nucleotide exchange and GTP hydrolysis mechanisms. Despite conservation of active-site residues, the Ras-related Rab GTPase activation pathway differs from Ras and between different Rabs. Analysis of DENND1-Rab35, Rabex-Rab5, TRAPP-Rab1 and DrrA-Rab1 suggests Rabs have the potential for activation by distinct GDP-release pathways. Conserved active-site residues in the Rab switch II region stabilising the nucleotide-free form differentiate these pathways. For DENND1-Rab35 and DrrA-Rab1 the Rab active-site glutamine, often mutated to create constitutively active forms, is involved in GEF mediated GDP-release. By contrast, in Rab5 the switch II aspartate is required for Rabex mediated GDP-release. Furthermore, Rab1 switch II glutamine mutants refractory to activation by DrrA can be activated by TRAPP, showing that a single Rab can be activated by more than one mechanistically distinct GDP-release pathway. These findings highlight plasticity in the activation mechanisms of closely related Rab GTPases. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.7554/eLife.01623.001. ",
keywords = "Adenosine Triphosphate, Aspartic Acid, Bacterial Proteins, Catalytic Domain, DNA-Binding Proteins, Death Domain Receptor Signaling Adaptor Proteins, Enzyme Activation, Glutamine, Guanine Nucleotide Exchange Factors, HeLa Cells, Humans, Hydrolysis, Listeria, Models, Molecular, Mutagenesis, Site-Directed, Mutation, Protein Conformation, Signal Transduction, Transfection, rab GTP-Binding Proteins, rab1 GTP-Binding Proteins, rab5 GTP-Binding Proteins, Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't",
author = "Lars Langemeyer and {Nunes Bastos}, Ricardo and Yiying Cai and Aymelt Itzen and Reinisch, {Karin M} and Barr, {Francis A}",
year = "2014",
month = feb,
day = "11",
doi = "10.7554/eLife.01623",
language = "English",
volume = "3",
pages = "e01623",
journal = "ELIFE",
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T1 - Diversity and plasticity in Rab GTPase nucleotide release mechanism has consequences for Rab activation and inactivation

AU - Langemeyer, Lars

AU - Nunes Bastos, Ricardo

AU - Cai, Yiying

AU - Itzen, Aymelt

AU - Reinisch, Karin M

AU - Barr, Francis A

PY - 2014/2/11

Y1 - 2014/2/11

N2 - Ras superfamily GTPase activation and inactivation occur by canonical nucleotide exchange and GTP hydrolysis mechanisms. Despite conservation of active-site residues, the Ras-related Rab GTPase activation pathway differs from Ras and between different Rabs. Analysis of DENND1-Rab35, Rabex-Rab5, TRAPP-Rab1 and DrrA-Rab1 suggests Rabs have the potential for activation by distinct GDP-release pathways. Conserved active-site residues in the Rab switch II region stabilising the nucleotide-free form differentiate these pathways. For DENND1-Rab35 and DrrA-Rab1 the Rab active-site glutamine, often mutated to create constitutively active forms, is involved in GEF mediated GDP-release. By contrast, in Rab5 the switch II aspartate is required for Rabex mediated GDP-release. Furthermore, Rab1 switch II glutamine mutants refractory to activation by DrrA can be activated by TRAPP, showing that a single Rab can be activated by more than one mechanistically distinct GDP-release pathway. These findings highlight plasticity in the activation mechanisms of closely related Rab GTPases. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.7554/eLife.01623.001.

AB - Ras superfamily GTPase activation and inactivation occur by canonical nucleotide exchange and GTP hydrolysis mechanisms. Despite conservation of active-site residues, the Ras-related Rab GTPase activation pathway differs from Ras and between different Rabs. Analysis of DENND1-Rab35, Rabex-Rab5, TRAPP-Rab1 and DrrA-Rab1 suggests Rabs have the potential for activation by distinct GDP-release pathways. Conserved active-site residues in the Rab switch II region stabilising the nucleotide-free form differentiate these pathways. For DENND1-Rab35 and DrrA-Rab1 the Rab active-site glutamine, often mutated to create constitutively active forms, is involved in GEF mediated GDP-release. By contrast, in Rab5 the switch II aspartate is required for Rabex mediated GDP-release. Furthermore, Rab1 switch II glutamine mutants refractory to activation by DrrA can be activated by TRAPP, showing that a single Rab can be activated by more than one mechanistically distinct GDP-release pathway. These findings highlight plasticity in the activation mechanisms of closely related Rab GTPases. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.7554/eLife.01623.001.

KW - Adenosine Triphosphate

KW - Aspartic Acid

KW - Bacterial Proteins

KW - Catalytic Domain

KW - DNA-Binding Proteins

KW - Death Domain Receptor Signaling Adaptor Proteins

KW - Enzyme Activation

KW - Glutamine

KW - Guanine Nucleotide Exchange Factors

KW - HeLa Cells

KW - Humans

KW - Hydrolysis

KW - Listeria

KW - Models, Molecular

KW - Mutagenesis, Site-Directed

KW - Mutation

KW - Protein Conformation

KW - Signal Transduction

KW - Transfection

KW - rab GTP-Binding Proteins

KW - rab1 GTP-Binding Proteins

KW - rab5 GTP-Binding Proteins

KW - Journal Article

KW - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

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DO - 10.7554/eLife.01623

M3 - SCORING: Journal article

C2 - 24520163

VL - 3

SP - e01623

JO - ELIFE

JF - ELIFE

SN - 2050-084X

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