The C terminus of the nuclear RAN/TC4 GTPase stabilizes the GDP-bound state and mediates interactions with RCC1, RAN-GAP, and HTF9A/RANBP1 - PubMed (original) (raw)

. 1995 Jun 16;270(24):14405-11.

doi: 10.1074/jbc.270.24.14405.

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The C terminus of the nuclear RAN/TC4 GTPase stabilizes the GDP-bound state and mediates interactions with RCC1, RAN-GAP, and HTF9A/RANBP1

S A Richards et al. J Biol Chem. 1995.

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Abstract

Ran/TC4 is a member of the Ras superfamily of GTPases. It is unusual in being predominantly nuclear and because it possesses an acidic -DEDDDL sequence instead of a consensus prenylation domain at the C terminus. Ran is required for nuclear protein import and cell cycle progression, and has been implicated in mRNA processing and export and DNA replication. The inhibition of cell cycle progression by a dominant gain-of-function mutant of Ran has been shown to be abrogated by removal of the -DEDDDL sequence, suggesting that this domain is essential for Ran function. We demonstrate here that the -DEDDDL sequence stabilizes GDP binding to Ran, and that the domain is required for high affinity interaction with a Ran-binding protein, HTF9A/RanBP1. HTF9A functions as a co-stimulator of Ran-GAP (GTPase activating protein) activity on wild-type Ran, but in the absence of the acidic C terminus of Ran, HTF9A behaves as a Ran-GAP inhibitor. An antibody directed against the C-terminal region preferentially recognizes the GTP-bound form of Ran, suggesting that this domain undergoes a nucleotide-dependent conformational change. The results suggest that the acidic C-terminal domain is important in modulating the interaction of Ran with regulatory factors, and implicate Ran-binding proteins in mediating the effects of Ran on cell cycle progression.

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