title: Partial purification of a GTPase-activating protein for rap2b from bovine brain membranes.
abstract: Rap2b is a ras-related GTP-binding protein isolated from a human platelet cDNA library. It shares 90% similarity to the previously described rap2a and is closely related to rap1a (Krev-1, smgp21), which has been shown to possess reversion of transformation activity in Kirsten ras transformed 3T3 cells. In this study we have partially purified a protein from bovine brain membranes which stimulates the GTPase activity of rap2b. This rap2b GTPase-activating protein (GAP) activity is not immunoreactive with antibodies specific for rap1 GAP or ras GAP, yet displays limited GTPase stimulatory activity toward rap1. This result differs from the previously described rap1 GAP which is highly specific for rap1. When the rap2 GAP activity is analyzed by coomassie staining, an enrichment of a approximately 55 kDa protein is observed providing further evidence of a distinct rap2 GAP.
authors: Division of Cell Biology, Burroughs Wellcome Co., Research Triangle Park, NC 27709.
authors: F X
authors: FX
authors: Farrell
authors: E G
authors: EG
authors: Lapetina
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D015153:Blotting, Western; D001921:Brain / Q000378:metabolism*; D002417:Cattle; D002462:Cell Membrane / Q000378:metabolism; D002852:Chromatography, Ion Exchange; D004591:Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel; D019204:GTP-Binding Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D020690:GTPase-Activating Proteins; D006160:Guanosine Triphosphate / Q000378:metabolism; D008970:Molecular Weight; D011506:Proteins / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000378:metabolism*; D013379:Substrate Specificity; D020668:rap GTP-Binding Proteins; D020703:ras GTPase-Activating Proteins
chemical_list: D020690:GTPase-Activating Proteins; D011506:Proteins; D020703:ras GTPase-Activating Proteins; D006160:Guanosine Triphosphate; D019204:GTP-Binding Proteins; C065562:RAP2B protein, human; D020668:rap GTP-Binding Proteins