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Plasma membrane regulates Ras signaling networks.

ABSTRACT: Ras GTPases activate more than 20 signaling pathways, regulating such essential cellular functions as proliferation, survival, and migration. How Ras proteins control their signaling diversity is still a mystery. Several pieces of evidence suggest that the plasma membrane plays a critical role. Among these are: (1) selective recruitment of Ras and its effectors to particular localities allowing access to Ras regulators and effectors; (2) specific membrane-induced conformational changes promoting Ras functional diversity; and (3) oligomerization of membrane-anchored Ras to recruit and activate Raf. Taken together, the membrane does not only attract and retain Ras but also is a key regulator of Ras signaling. This can already be gleaned from the large variability in the sequences of Ras membrane targeting domains, suggesting that localization, environment and orientation are important factors in optimizing the function of Ras isoforms.

SUBMITTER: Chavan TS

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4820813 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Oct-Dec

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Plasma membrane regulates Ras signaling networks.

Chavan Tanmay Sanjeev TS Muratcioglu Serena S Marszalek Richard R Jang Hyunbum H Keskin Ozlem O Gursoy Attila A Nussinov Ruth R Gaponenko Vadim V

Cellular logistics 20151001 4

Ras GTPases activate more than 20 signaling pathways, regulating such essential cellular functions as proliferation, survival, and migration. How Ras proteins control their signaling diversity is still a mystery. Several pieces of evidence suggest that the plasma membrane plays a critical role. Among these are: (1) selective recruitment of Ras and its effectors to particular localities allowing access to Ras regulators and effectors; (2) specific membrane-induced conformational changes promoting ...[more]

PMID: 27054048

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