Residues crucial for Ras interaction with GDP-GTP exchangers.

AUTOR(ES)

Segal, M

RESUMO

Cdc25 is essential for Ras-mediated activation of adenylyl cyclase in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae. This protein acts by catalyzing GDP-GTP exchange on yeast Ras. Harvey (Ha) ras expressed in S. cerevisiae is also recognized by both Cdc25 and Sdc25, a yeast homolog of Cdc25. Thus it is feasible to examine molecular aspects of mammalian Ras modulation by Cdc25 using the RAS/cAMP pathway in yeast as a model system. Here, we describe mutational analysis of Ha-ras for the identification of residues critical for the ability of Ras to interact with Cdc25 and related guanine nucleotide-release proteins. Mutations within codons 97-108 impaired Ras-mediated activation of adenylyl cyclase in the presence but not in the absence of mammalian GTPase-activating protein. Such mutations, therefore, affected the ability of Ras to undergo GDP-GTP exchange catalyzed by the guanine nucleotide exchanger without preventing Ras activation of the effector. Similar mutations were previously shown to impair the ability of c-ras to transform mammalian cells while having a less drastic effect on v-ras.

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