S. cerevisiae 的 IRA1 和 IRA2 基因编码了可能与哺乳动物 ras GTPase 激活蛋白质功能相当的蛋白质
K Tanaka1, M Nakafuku, T Satoh
1Department of Fermentation Technology, Faculty of Engineering, Hiroshima University, Japan.
Cell
|March 9, 1990
概括
酵母中的IRA1和IRA2基因对RAS-GTP水平进行负面调节. 在酵母突变体中过度表达牛肉GAP证实了IRA蛋白的功能与哺乳动物ras GTPase激活蛋白 (GAP) 相似.
科学领域:
- 分子生物学分子生物学
- 酵母遗传学 酵母遗传学
- 信号传输 信号传输
背景情况:
- 在Saccharomyces cerevisiae中的IRA1和IRA2基因编码与哺乳动物ras GTPase激活蛋白 (GAP) 相同的蛋白质.
- RAS蛋白质是细胞过程的关键调节者,在GDP和GTP结合状态之间循环.
研究的目的:
- 研究IRA1和IRA2在S. cerevisiae中调节RAS蛋白活性中的功能.
- 为了确定IRA蛋白是否与哺乳动物GAP功能相似.
主要方法:
- 在野生型和Ira突变酵母菌株中对RAS1和RAS2蛋白质的基因表达分析.
- 评估RAS蛋白核酸结合状态 (GTP与GDP).
- 功能补充研究使用过度表达的 bovine GAP 在 ira 突变.
主要成果:
- 在IRA突变中RAS1和RAS2的过度表达导致了GTP结合的RAS蛋白的积累,与野生型菌株不同.
- 特定的RAS2突变蛋白 (RAS2Val-19,RAS2Thr-66) 无论IRA基因型如何,仍然与GTP结合.
- 过度表达牛GAP通过降低RAS-GTP水平,在Ira突变体中挽救了表型.
结论:
- 在S. cerevisiae中,IRA1和IRA2负面调节了与GTP结合的RAS蛋白的水平.
- 这些IRA蛋白在功能上与哺乳动物ras GTPase激活蛋白 (GAP) 相似.
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