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Assay for Adhesion and Agar Invasion in S. cerevisiae
Published on: November 7, 2006
概括
酵母ras蛋白结合GTP和GDP,类似于哺乳动物ras蛋白. 致癌突变降低了酵母和哺乳动物ras蛋白质中的GTP水解,这表明功能保留.
科学领域:
- 分子生物学分子生物学
- 生物化学 生化学
- 遗传学 遗传学 是一个
背景情况:
- 哺乳动物的ras瘤基因编码了p21蛋白质,这些蛋白质与GTP/GDP结合.
- 致癌的ras蛋白质在特定位置改变了氨基酸 (Gly 12,Ala 59,Gln 61).
- 正常的p21蛋白具有GTP的水解活性,由瘤代谢减少.
研究的目的:
- 研究酵母ras相关蛋白质 (SC1和SC2) 的生物化学功能.
- 为了比较酵母ras蛋白与哺乳动物对应物的GTP结合和水解活性.
- 为了确定酵母ras蛋白中的瘤代谢是否会影响GTP水解.
主要方法:
- 酵母和哺乳动物ras蛋白之间的序列同质性分析.
- 酵母ras N-终端域的 GTP 和 GDP 约束测定.
- 对野生类型和突变酵母ras蛋白质的GTPase活性测定.
主要成果:
- 酵母RASsc1和RASsc2基因编码与哺乳动物p21同类的蛋白质.
- SC1 的 N-终端域绑定了 GTP 和 GDP.
- 与哺乳动物瘤代谢相似的突变 (SC1[Thr 66],SC1[Leu 68]) 降低了GTP的水解活性.
结论:
- 酵母ras蛋白与哺乳动物ras蛋白有生化相似之处.
- GTP结合和水解是跨物种保留的功能.
- 瘤代谢会损害酵母和哺乳动物ras蛋白中的GTPase活性,这意味着保留了生物作用.
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