GTP hydrolysis mechanism of Ras-like GTPases

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 340, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 921-932

  Li, Guangpu ^a   Zhang, Xuejun C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b OKLAHOMA MEDICAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (United States)

Author keywords

FTIR, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy; G protein; GAP, GTPase activating protein; GTP binding protein; LFER, linear free energy relationship; P loop, phosphate binding loop; Rab; Ras; RGS, regulator of G protein signaling; signal transduction

Indexed keywords

ALANINE; ARGININE; GLUTAMINE; GLYCINE; GUANOSINE DIPHOSPHATE; GUANOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE; GUANOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; LYSINE; OXYGEN; PHOSPHATE; RAS PROTEIN; VALINE;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; BUDDING; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CATALYSIS; CELL FUNCTION; CHEMICAL REACTION; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; CYTOSKELETON; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EUKARYOTIC CELL; HYDROGEN BOND; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PKA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN HYDROLYSIS; PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; RAMAN SPECTROMETRY; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; X RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY;

EID: 3242811317     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2004.06.007     Document Type: Review

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