Ras-related protein Rap-1A is a protein that in humans is encoded by the RAP1Agene.[1]
Function
The product of this gene belongs to the family of Ras-related proteins. These proteins share approximately 50% amino acid identity with the classical RAS proteins and have numerous structural features in common. The most striking difference between RAP proteins and RAS proteins resides in their 61st amino acid: glutamine in RAS is replaced by threonine in RAP proteins. The product of this gene counteracts the mitogenic function of RAS because it can interact with RAS GAPs and RAF in a competitive manner. Two transcript variants encoding the same protein have been identified for this gene.[2]
↑Kawata M, Matsui Y, Kondo J, Hishida T, Teranishi Y, Takai Y (Dec 1988). "A novel small molecular weight GTP-binding protein with the same putative effector domain as the ras proteins in bovine brain membranes. Purification, determination of primary structure, and characterization". The Journal of Biological Chemistry. 263 (35): 18965–71. PMID3143720.
↑Nassar N, Horn G, Herrmann C, Scherer A, McCormick F, Wittinghofer A (Jun 1995). "The 2.2 A crystal structure of the Ras-binding domain of the serine/threonine kinase c-Raf1 in complex with Rap1A and a GTP analogue". Nature. 375 (6532): 554–60. doi:10.1038/375554a0. PMID7791872.
↑Hu CD, Kariya K, Okada T, Qi X, Song C, Kataoka T (Jan 1999). "Effect of phosphorylation on activities of Rap1A to interact with Raf-1 and to suppress Ras-dependent Raf-1 activation". The Journal of Biological Chemistry. 274 (1): 48–51. doi:10.1074/jbc.274.1.48. PMID9867809.
↑Nancy V, Callebaut I, El Marjou A, de Gunzburg J (Apr 2002). "The delta subunit of retinal rod cGMP phosphodiesterase regulates the membrane association of Ras and Rap GTPases". The Journal of Biological Chemistry. 277 (17): 15076–84. doi:10.1074/jbc.M109983200. PMID11786539.
↑Nancy V, Wolthuis RM, de Tand MF, Janoueix-Lerosey I, Bos JL, de Gunzburg J (Mar 1999). "Identification and characterization of potential effector molecules of the Ras-related GTPase Rap2". The Journal of Biological Chemistry. 274 (13): 8737–45. doi:10.1074/jbc.274.13.8737. PMID10085114.
↑Rebhun JF, Castro AF, Quilliam LA (Nov 2000). "Identification of guanine nucleotide exchange factors (GEFs) for the Rap1 GTPase. Regulation of MR-GEF by M-Ras-GTP interaction". The Journal of Biological Chemistry. 275 (45): 34901–8. doi:10.1074/jbc.M005327200. PMID10934204.
↑Castro AF, Rebhun JF, Clark GJ, Quilliam LA (Aug 2003). "Rheb binds tuberous sclerosis complex 2 (TSC2) and promotes S6 kinase activation in a rapamycin- and farnesylation-dependent manner". The Journal of Biological Chemistry. 278 (35): 32493–6. doi:10.1074/jbc.C300226200. PMID12842888.
↑Yamamoto Y, Jones KA, Mak BC, Muehlenbachs A, Yeung RS (Aug 2002). "Multicompartmental distribution of the tuberous sclerosis gene products, hamartin and tuberin". Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics. 404 (2): 210–7. doi:10.1016/s0003-9861(02)00300-4. PMID12147258.