Journal
EMBO REPORTS
Volume 9, Issue 7, Pages 655-661Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1038/embor.2008.80
Keywords
C1 domain; exchange factor; GTPase; Vav1; X-ray crystallography
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- Medical Research Council [MC_U117565398, MC_U117527252] Funding Source: Medline
- Medical Research Council [MC_U117527252, MC_U117565398] Funding Source: researchfish
- MRC [MC_U117565398, MC_U117527252] Funding Source: UKRI
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The Vav family of proteins are guanine nucleotide exchange factors (GEFs) for the Rho family of GTPases, which regulate various cellular functions, including T-cell activation. They contain a catalytic Dbl homology (DH) domain that is invariably followed by a pleckstrin homology (PH) domain, which is often required for catalytic activity. Vav proteins are the first GEFs for which an additional C1 domain is required for full biological activity. Here, we present the structure of a Vav1 fragment comprising the DH-PH-C1 domains bound to Rac1. This structure shows that the PH and C1 domains form a single structural unit that packs against the carboxy-terminal helix of the DH domain to stabilize its conformation and to promote nucleotide exchange. In contrast to previous reports, this structure shows that there are no direct contacts between the GTPase and C1 domain but instead suggests new mechanisms for the regulation of Vav1 activity.
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