Nucleotide binding switches the information flow in ras GTPases.
PLoS Computational Biology, 2011 The Ras superfamily comprises many guanine nucleotide-binding proteins (G proteins) that are essential to intracellular signal transduction. The guanine nucleotide-dependent intrinsic flexibility patterns of five G proteins were investigated in atomic ...
Francesco Raimondi +3 more
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The Targeting of the atToc159 Preprotein Receptor to the Chloroplast Outer Membrane is Mediated by its GTPase Domain and is Regulated by GTP [PDF]
, 2002 The multimeric translocon at the outer envelope membrane of chloroplasts (Toc) initiates the recognition and import of nuclear-encoded preproteins into chloroplasts.
Hiltbrunner, Andreas +3 more
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Studying GGDEF Domain in the Act: Minimize Conformational Frustration to Prevent Artefacts
Life, 2021 GGDEF-containing proteins respond to different environmental cues to finely modulate cyclic diguanylate (c-di-GMP) levels in time and space, making the allosteric control a distinctive trait of the corresponding proteins.
Federico Mantoni +10 more
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The chloroplast import receptor Toc34 functions as preprotein-regulated GTPase [PDF]
, 2002 Toc34 is a protein of the chloroplast outer envelope membrane that acts as receptor for preproteins containing a transit sequence. The recognition of preproteins by Toc34 is regulated by GTP binding and phosphorylation.
Hörth, P. +5 more
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This Is the End: Regulation of Rab7 Nucleotide Binding in Endolysosomal Trafficking and Autophagy
Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology, 2018 Rab7 – or in yeast, Ypt7p – governs membrane trafficking in the late endocytic and autophagic pathways. Rab7 also regulates mitochondrion-lysosome contacts, the sites of mitochondrial fission.
Christopher Stroupe
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Structural Insights into How Yrb2p Accelerates the Assembly of the Xpo1p Nuclear Export Complex
Cell Reports, 2014 Proteins and ribonucleoproteins containing a nuclear export signal (NES) assemble with the exportin Xpo1p (yeast CRM1) and Gsp1p-GTP (yeast Ran-GTP) in the nucleus and exit through the nuclear pore complex.
Masako Koyama +2 more
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Structure and function of bacterial dynamin-like proteins [PDF]
, 2012 Membrane dynamics are essential for numerous cellular processes in eukaryotic and prokaryotic cells. In eukaryotic cells, membrane fusion and fission are often catalyzed by large GTPases of the dynamin protein family. These proteins couple GTP hydrolysis
Bramkamp, Marc
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Molecular mechanism of Gαi activation by non-GPCR proteins with a Gα-Binding and Activating motif [PDF]
, 2017 Heterotrimeric G proteins are quintessential signalling switches activated by nucleotide exchange on Gα. Although activation is predominantly carried out by G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs), non-receptor guanine-nucleotide exchange factors (GEFs) have
Baillie, George S. +14 more
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In silico docking of forchlorfenuron (FCF) to septins suggests that FCF interferes with GTP binding.
PLoS ONE, 2014 Septins are GTP-binding proteins that form cytoskeleton-like filaments, which are essential for many functions in eukaryotic organisms. Small molecule compounds that disrupt septin filament assembly are valuable tools for dissecting septin functions with
Dimitrios Angelis +3 more
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GTP-Binding Proteins and Regulated Exocytosis [PDF]
Critical Reviews in Oral Biology & Medicine, 1999 Regulated exocytosis, which occurs in response to stimuli, is a two-step process involving the docking of secretory granules (SGs) at specific sites on the plasma membrane (PM), with subsequent fusion and release of granule contents. This process plays a crucial role in a number of tissues, including exocrine glands, chromaffin cells, platelets, and ...
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