c-Raf-1 RBD associates with a subset of active v-H-Ras |
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Authors: | Fridman M Walker F Catimel B Domagala T Nice E Burgess A |
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Affiliation: | Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, P.O. Box 2008, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Victoria 3050, Australia. |
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Abstract: | Mutational analysis of the cRaf-1 Ras binding domain (RBD) identified several point mutants with elevated Ras binding. Detailed examination of the binding kinetics of one mutant (A85K) suggests that it associates with a greater range of isomeric conformers of v-H-Ras than wt-RBD. At limiting v-H-Ras concentrations, saturation binding to A85K-RBD is higher than to wt-RBD. Notably, in assay systems where the RBD concentration is limiting, no difference exists between wt-RBD and A85K-RBD saturation levels in the presence of a sufficiently large molar excess of Ras. The inability of wt-RBD to saturate all bindable Ras/GTP (defined by its binding to A85K-RBD) suggests that Ras/GTP exists as several isoforms and that only a minority of these isoforms are capable of associating with wt-RBD. These findings provide the first experimental evidence in support of functionally distinct Ras/GTP isoforms. We also describe a novel analysis of such isoforms. |
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