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MOLECULAR CELL
Volume 34, Issue 2, Pages 223-233Publisher
CELL PRESS
DOI: 10.1016/j.molcel.2009.02.023
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- Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft [SFB 497]
- Association pour la Recherche sur le Cancer (ARC)
- Association Francaise contre les Myopathies (AFM)
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Rho family GTPases are important cellular switches and control a number of physiological functions. Understanding the molecular basis of interaction of these GTPases with their effectors is crucial in understanding their functions in the cell. Here we present the crystal structure of the complex of Rac2 bound to the split pleckstrin homology (spPH) domain of phospholipase C-gamma(2) (PLC gamma(2)). Based on this structure, we illustrate distinct requirements for PLC gamma(2) activation by Rac and EGF and generate Rac effector mutants that specifically block activation of PLC gamma(2), but not the related PLC beta(2) isoform. Furthermore, in addition to the complex, we report the crystal structures of free spPH and Rac2 bound to GDP and GTP gamma S. These structures illustrate a mechanism of conformational switches that accompany formation of signaling active complexes and highlight the role of effector binding as a common feature of Rac and Cdc42 interactions with a variety of effectors.
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