Grb2 is a negative modulator of the intrinsic Ras-GEF activity of hSos1

hSos1 is a Ras guanine-nucleotide exchange factor. It was suggested that the carboxyl-terminal region of hSos1 down-regulates hSos1 functionality and that the intrinsic guanine-nucleotide exchange activity of this protein may be different before and after stimulation of tyrosine kinase receptors. Us...

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Autores: Zarich-Dimitrievich, Natasha, Oliva-Martinez, Jose Luis, Martinez, Natalia, Jorge, Rocío, Ballester, Alicia, Gutiérrez-Eisman, Silvia, Garcia-Vargas, Susana, Rojas-Cabañeros, Jose Maria
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2006
País:España
Institución:Instituto de Salud Carlos III (ISCIII)
Repositorio:Repisalud
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:repisalud.isciii.es:20.500.12105/26126
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12105/26126
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Animals
COS Cells
Cells, Cultured
Chlorocebus aethiops
Down-Regulation
GRB2 Adaptor Protein
HeLa Cells
Humans
Mice
Mutant Proteins
NIH 3T3 Cells
SOS1 Protein
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Sumario:hSos1 is a Ras guanine-nucleotide exchange factor. It was suggested that the carboxyl-terminal region of hSos1 down-regulates hSos1 functionality and that the intrinsic guanine-nucleotide exchange activity of this protein may be different before and after stimulation of tyrosine kinase receptors. Using different myristoylated hSos1 full-length and carboxyl-terminal truncated mutants, we show that Grb2 function accounts not only for recruitment of hSos1 to the plasma membrane but also for modulation of hSos1 activity. Our results demonstrate that the first two canonical Grb2 binding sites, inside the carboxyl-terminal region of hSos1, are responsible for this regulation. Following different approaches, such as displacement of Grb2 from the hSos1-Grb2 complex or depletion of Grb2 levels by small interfering RNA, we found that the full-length Grb2 proteins mediate negative regulation of the intrinsic Ras guanine-nucleotide exchange activity of hSos1.