rdf:type |
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lifeskim:mentions |
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pubmed:issue |
3
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pubmed:dateCreated |
2003-3-7
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pubmed:databankReference |
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pubmed:abstractText |
Rab GTPases, key regulators of membrane targeting and fusion, require the covalent attachment of geranylgeranyl lipids to their C terminus for function. To elucidate the role of lipid in Rab recycling, we have determined the crystal structure of Rab guanine nucleotide dissociation inhibitor (alphaGDI) in complex with a geranylgeranyl (GG) ligand (H(2)N-Cys-(S-GG)-OMe). The lipid is bound beneath the Rab binding platform in a shallow hydrophobic groove. Mutation of the binding pocket in the brain-specific alphaGDI leads to mental retardation. Strikingly, lipid binding acts through a conserved allosteric switching mechanism to promote release of the GDI-Rab[GDP] complex from the membrane.
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pubmed:grant |
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pubmed:commentsCorrections |
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pubmed:language |
eng
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pubmed:journal |
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pubmed:citationSubset |
IM
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pubmed:chemical |
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pubmed:status |
MEDLINE
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pubmed:month |
Mar
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pubmed:issn |
0969-2126
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pubmed:author |
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pubmed:issnType |
Print
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pubmed:volume |
11
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pubmed:owner |
NLM
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pubmed:authorsComplete |
Y
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pubmed:pagination |
347-57
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pubmed:dateRevised |
2007-11-14
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pubmed:meshHeading |
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pubmed:year |
2003
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pubmed:articleTitle |
Geranylgeranyl switching regulates GDI-Rab GTPase recycling.
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pubmed:affiliation |
The Scripps Research Institute, Department of Cell Biology, 10550 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, CA 92130, USA.
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pubmed:publicationType |
Journal Article,
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.
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