Neal S E, Eccleston J F, Hall A, Webb M R
Division of Physical Biochemistry, National Institute for Medical Research, London, United Kingdom.
J Biol Chem. 1988 Dec 25;263(36):19718-22.
The rate constants have been determined for elementary steps in the basal GTPase mechanism of normal p21N-ras (Gly-12) and an oncogenic mutant (Asp-12): namely GTP binding, hydrolysis, phosphate release, and GDP release. By extrapolation from data at lower temperatures, the GTP association rate constant at 37 degrees C is 1.4 x 10(8) M-1 s-1 for the normal protein and 4.8 x 10(8) M-1 s-1 for the mutant. Other rate constants were measured directly at 37 degrees C, and three processes have similar slow values. GTP dissociation is at 1.0 x 10(-4) s-1 (normal) and 5.0 x 10(-4) s-1 (mutant). The hydrolysis step is at 3.4 x 10(-4) s-1 (normal) and 1.5 x 10(-4) s-1 (mutant). GDP dissociates at 4.2 x 10(-4) s-1 (normal) and 2.0 x 10(-4) s-1 (mutant). GDP association rate constants are similar to those for GTP, 0.5 x 10(8) M-1 s-1 for normal and 0.7 x 10(8) M-1 s-1 for mutant. Both hydrolysis and GDP release therefore contribute to rate limitation of the basal GTPase activity. There are distinct differences (up to 5-fold) between rate constants for the normal and mutant proteins at a number of steps. The values are consistent with the reduced GTPase activity for this mutant and suggest little difference between normal and mutant proteins in the relative steady-state concentrations of GTP and GDP complexes that may represent active and inactive states. The results are discussed in terms of the likely role of p21ras in transmembrane signalling.
已测定正常p21N-ras(甘氨酸-12)和致癌突变体(天冬氨酸-12)的基础GTP酶机制中各个基本步骤的速率常数,即GTP结合、水解、磷酸释放和GDP释放。通过从较低温度下的数据外推,正常蛋白在37℃时的GTP缔合速率常数为1.4×10⁸ M⁻¹ s⁻¹,突变体为4.8×10⁸ M⁻¹ s⁻¹。其他速率常数在37℃时直接测量,三个过程具有相似的缓慢值。GTP解离速率为1.0×10⁻⁴ s⁻¹(正常)和5.0×10⁻⁴ s⁻¹(突变体)。水解步骤速率为3.4×10⁻⁴ s⁻¹(正常)和1.5×10⁻⁴ s⁻¹(突变体)。GDP解离速率为4.2×10⁻⁴ s⁻¹(正常)和2.0×10⁻⁴ s⁻¹(突变体)。GDP缔合速率常数与GTP的相似,正常为0.5×10⁸ M⁻¹ s⁻¹,突变体为0.7×10⁸ M⁻¹ s⁻¹。因此,水解和GDP释放均导致基础GTP酶活性的速率限制。在多个步骤中,正常蛋白和突变蛋白的速率常数存在明显差异(高达5倍)。这些值与该突变体降低的GTP酶活性一致,并表明正常蛋白和突变蛋白在可能代表活性和非活性状态的GTP和GDP复合物的相对稳态浓度方面差异不大。根据p21ras在跨膜信号传导中的可能作用对结果进行了讨论。