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ArticleThe Journal of biological chemistry2015

Neutron Crystal Structure of RAS GTPase Puts in Question the Protonation State of the GTP γ-Phosphate.

Ryan Knihtila, Genevieve Holzapfel, Kevin Weiss, Flora Meilleur, Carla Mattos

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Article in The Journal of biological chemistry, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 26 papers.

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26 citing papers in PubMed, 43 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Ryan KnihtilaFrom the Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts 02115.
Genevieve Holzapfelthe Department of Molecular and Structural Biochemistry, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina 27695, and.
Kevin Weissthe Biology and Soft Matter Division, Neutron Sciences Directorate, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831.
Flora Meilleurthe Department of Molecular and Structural Biochemistry, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina 27695, and the Biology and Soft Matter Division, Neutron Sciences Directorate, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831.
Carla MattosFrom the Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, the Department of Molecular and Structural Biochemistry, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina 27695, and c.mattos@neu.edu.
North Carolina State University · USNortheastern University · USOak Ridge National Laboratory · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

RAS GTPase is a prototype for nucleotide-binding proteins that function by cycling between GTP and GDP, with hydrogen atoms playing an important role in the GTP hydrolysis mechanism. It is one of the most well studied proteins in the superfamily of small GTPases, which has representatives in a wide range of cellular functions. These proteins share a GTP-binding pocket with highly conserved motifs that promote hydrolysis to GDP. The neutron crystal structure of RAS presented here strongly supports a protonated γ-phosphate at physiological pH. This counters the notion that the phosphate groups of GTP are fully deprotonated at the start of the hydrolysis reaction, which has colored the interpretation of experimental and computational data in studies of the hydrolysis mechanism. The neutron crystal structure presented here puts in question our understanding of the pre-catalytic state associated with the hydrolysis reaction central to the function of RAS and other GTPases.

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NeutronsCatalysisGuanosine TriphosphateHumansHydrolysisProtein Structure, TertiaryProto-Oncogene Proteins p21(ras)Guanosine TriphosphateHRAS protein, humanProto-Oncogene Proteins p21(ras)enzyme catalysisneutron diffractionRas proteinsmall GTPasestructural biology

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PMID26515069
PMCPMC4692228
OpenAlexW2120702985

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