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RLIP76 (RalBP1): The first piece of the structural puzzle.

ABSTRACT: RLIP76 (RalBP1) is a multidomain protein that is a downstream effector of the small GTP ases RalA and RalB. As well as the Ral binding domain it contains a RhoGAP domain active against Cdc42 and Rac1. RLIP76 also binds to proteins involved in endocytosis and to R-Ras. We recently solved the structure of the Ral binding domain of RLIP76 and the structure of the complex that it forms with RalB. The structure shows that, unlike the other Ral effectors characterized so far, RLIP76 forms a coiled-coil that interacts with RalB. The RLIP76 Ral binding domain binds to both the switch regions of RalB, which are the parts of the G protein that chance conformation upon nucleotide exchange. Here, we review our structure and discuss how it sheds light on the other functions of RLIP76.

SUBMITTER: Mott HR

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3116601 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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RLIP76 (RalBP1): The first piece of the structural puzzle.

Mott Helen R HR Owen Darerca D

Small GTPases 20101101 3

RLIP76 (RalBP1) is a multidomain protein that is a downstream effector of the small GTP ases RalA and RalB. As well as the Ral binding domain it contains a RhoGAP domain active against Cdc42 and Rac1. RLIP76 also binds to proteins involved in endocytosis and to R-Ras. We recently solved the structure of the Ral binding domain of RLIP76 and the structure of the complex that it forms with RalB. The structure shows that, unlike the other Ral effectors characterized so far, RLIP76 forms a coiled-coi ...[more]

PMID: 21686269

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Project description:Endothelial cells are often present at inflammation sites. This is the case of endothelial cells of the blood-brain barrier (BBB) of patients afflicted with neurodegenerative disorders such as Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, or multiple sclerosis, as well as in cases of bacterial meningitis, trauma, or tumor-associated ischemia. Inflammation is a known modulator of gene expression through the activation of transcription factors, mostly NF-?B. RLIP76 (a.k.a. RALBP1), an ATP-dependent transporter of electrophile-glutathione conjugates, modulates BBB permeability through the regulation of tight junction function, cell adhesion, and exocytosis. Genes and pathways regulated by RLIP76 are transcriptional targets of tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-?) pro-inflammatory molecule, suggesting that RLIP76 may also be an inflammation target. To assess the effects of TNF-? on RLIP76, we faced the problem of choosing reference genes impervious to TNF-?. Since such genes were not known in human BBB endothelial cells, we subjected these to TNF-?, and measured by quantitative RT-PCR the expression of housekeeping genes commonly used as reference genes. We find most to be modulated, and analysis of several inflammation datasets as well as a metaanalysis of more than 5000 human tissue samples encompassing more than 300 cell types and diseases show that no single housekeeping gene may be used as a reference gene. Using three different algorithms, however, we uncovered a reference geneset impervious to TNF-?, and show for the first time that RLIP76 expression is induced by TNF-? and follows the induction kinetics of inflammation markers, suggesting that inflammation can influence RLIP76 expression at the BBB. We also show that MRP1 (a.k.a. ABCC1), another electrophile-glutathione transporter, is not modulated in the same cells and conditions, indicating that RLIP76 regulation by TNF-? is not a general property of glutathione transporters. The reference geneset uncovered herein should aid in future gene expression studies in inflammatory conditions of the BBB.

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RLIP76 (RalBP1): The first piece of the structural puzzle.

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RLIP76 (RalBP1): The first piece of the structural puzzle.

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