G-protein binding features and regulation of the RalGDS family member, RGL2 |
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Authors: | Ferro Elisa Magrini David Guazzi Paolo Fischer Thomas H Pistolesi Sara Pogni Rebecca White Gilbert C Trabalzini Lorenza |
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Institution: | Dipartimento di Biologia Molecolare, Università degli Studi di Siena, 53100 Siena, Italy. |
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Abstract: | RGL2 RalGDS (Ral guanine nucleotide dissociation stimulator)-like 2] is a member of the RalGDS family that we have previously isolated and characterized as a potential effector for Ras and the Ras analogue Rap1b. The protein shares 89% sequence identity with its mouse orthologue Rlf (RalGDS-like factor). In the present study we further characterized the G-protein-binding features of RGL2 and also demonstrated that RGL2 has guanine-nucleotide-exchange activity toward the small GTPase RalA. We found that RGL2/Rlf properties are well conserved between human and mouse species. Both RGL2 and Rlf have a putative PKA (protein kinase A) phosphorylation site at the C-terminal of the domain that regulates the interaction with small GTPases. We demonstrated that RGL2 is phosphorylated by PKA and phosphorylation reduces the ability of RGL2 to bind H-Ras. As RGL2 and Rlf are unique in the RalGDS family in having a PKA site in the Ras-binding domain, the results of the present study indicate that Ras may distinguish between the different RalGDS family members by their phosphorylation by PKA. |
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