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Differential Activation of the Rac Pathway by Ha-Ras and K-Ras

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Walsh, Amy B., Bar-Sagi, Dafna·2001·Journal of Biological Chemistry

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Ras proteins are key regulators of cell growth and differentiation. Mammalian cells express three closely related Ras proteins: Ha-Ras, K-Ras, and N-Ras. We have compared the abilities of the Ha-Ras and K-Ras isoforms to activate the Rac effector pathway, using three Rac-dependent readouts: induction of membrane ruffling and pinocytosis, stimulation of cell motility, and Pak binding. The total surface area of membrane ruffles induced by K-RasV12 was 2-fold greater than that induced by Ha-RasV12. Likewise, the number of K-RasV12-induced pinocytic vesicles per cell was approximately 2-fold greater than that induced by Ha-RasV12. In a wound healing assay, K-RasV12-injected cells migrated twice as fast as Ha-RasV12-injected cells. Moreover, the Pak binding activity of Rac, which is indicative of the amount of GTP-bound Rac, was higher in K-RasV12-expressing cells than Ha-RasV12-expressing cells. These results suggest that K-Ras activates Rac more efficiently than Ha-Ras. The preferential activation of Rac by K-Ras is dependent on the mode of membrane anchoring and impacts on the ability of K-Ras to regulate cell survival.

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Authors
Walsh, A. B., & Bar-Sagi, D.
Venue
Journal of Biological Chemistry
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2001-05
Volume
276
Issue
19
Pages
15609-15615
ISSN
0021-9258 (ISSN-L)
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W2066505046
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173
References
4
FWCI
4.78
Type
journal article
Language
en
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