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Digital signaling and hysteresis characterize Ras activation in lymphoid cells.

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Das, Jayajit, Ho, Mary, Zikherman, Julie, Govern, Christopher, Yang, Ming, Weiss, Arthur, Chakraborty, Arup K., Roose, Jeroen P.·2009·Cell

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Activation of Ras proteins underlies functional decisions in diverse cell types. Two molecules, RasGRP and SOS, catalyze Ras activation in lymphocytes. Binding of active Ras to SOS' allosteric pocket markedly increases SOS' activity establishing a positive feedback loop for SOS-mediated Ras activation. Integrating in silico and in vitro studies, we demonstrate that digital signaling in lymphocytes (cells are "on" or "off") is predicated upon feedback regulation of SOS. SOS' feedback loop leads to hysteresis in the dose-response curve, which can enable a capacity to sustain Ras activation as stimuli are withdrawn and exhibit "memory" of past encounters with antigen. Ras activation via RasGRP alone is analog (graded increase in amplitude with stimulus). We describe how complementary analog (RasGRP) and digital (SOS) pathways act on Ras to efficiently convert analog input to digital output. Numerous predictions regarding the impact of our findings on lymphocyte function and development are noted.

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Authors
Das, J., Ho, M., Zikherman, J., Govern, C., Yang, M., Weiss, A., Chakraborty, A. K., & Roose, J. P.
Affiliations
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology (US)
  • University of California, San Francisco (US)
  • Howard Hughes Medical Institute (US)
Corresponding author
  • Weiss, Arthur
  • Chakraborty, Arup K.
  • Roose, Jeroen P.
Venue
Cell
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2009-01
Volume
136
Issue
2
Pages
337-351
ISSN
0092-8674 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2153683741
Cited by
398
References
42
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FWCI
13.84
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • Cell (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
  • DSpace@MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) (submittedVersion, cc-by-nc)
  • Elsevier eBooks
Funders
  • Howard Hughes Medical Institute
  • National Institutes of Health (5p01ai071195-05)
  • National Cancer Institute (K01CA113367)
  • National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (P01AI-071195, 1P01/AI071195/01)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Protein Kinase Regulation and GTPase Signaling
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Gene Regulatory Network Analysis
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Protein Tyrosine Phosphatases
Keywords
Ras activation, lymphocytes, SO, RasGRP, digital signaling, hysteresis, positive feedback loop, allosteric regulation, dose-response curves, signal transduction, analog-to-digital conversion, lymphocyte development
MeSH terms
Animals, B-Lymphocytes, Cell Line, Chickens, Computer Simulation, Humans, Lymphocyte Activation, T-Lymphocytes, Signal Transduction, ras Proteins, Jurkat Cells

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