title: A GTPase-activating protein for rhoB p20, a ras p21-like GTP-binding protein--partial purification, characterization and subcellular distribution in rat brain.
abstract: A protein stimulating the GTPase activity of rhoB p20, a ras p21-like GTP-binding protein (G protein), was partially purified from the cytosol fraction of bovine brain. This protein, designated as rhoB p20 GTPase-activating protein (GAP), did not stimulate the GTPase activity of other ras p21/ras p21-like G proteins including c-Ha-ras p21, smg p21 and smg p25A. The activities of c-Ha-ras p21 GAP and smg p21 GAP were also detected in the cytosol fraction of bovine brain and rhoB p20 GAP was separated from these GAPs. The activity of rhoB p20 GAP was eliminated by tryptic digestion or boiling. The Mr value of rhoB p20 GAP was estimated to be 150-200 x 10(3) and 37 x 10(3) by gel filtration and sucrose density gradient ultracentrifugation, respectively. These results indicate that there is rhoB p20 GAP in addition to c-Ha-ras p21 GAP and smg p21 GAP in bovine brain. In rat brain, about 50% of rhoB p20 GAP was found with the highest specific activity in the P2 fraction containing myelin, synaptosomes and mitochondria. In the P2 fraction, about 30% of rhoB p20 GAP was found in the P2C fraction containing mainly synaptosomes. rhoB p20 GAP was detected in the cytosol and particulate fractions of not only rat brain but also other rat tissues.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry, Kobe University School of Medicine, Japan.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Yamamoto
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kikuchi
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ueda
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ohga
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Takai
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001923:Brain Chemistry; D002417:Cattle; D003600:Cytosol / Q000032:analysis; D005260:Female; D020558:GTP Phosphohydrolases / Q000378:metabolism*; D019204:GTP-Binding Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D020690:GTPase-Activating Proteins; D008565:Membrane Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D005810:Multigene Family; D010744:Phosphoric Monoester Hydrolases / Q000378:metabolism*; D011506:Proteins / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000494:pharmacology; D011518:Proto-Oncogene Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D016283:Proto-Oncogene Proteins p21(ras); D051381:Rats; D013045:Species Specificity; D013347:Subcellular Fractions / Q000032:analysis; D020703:ras GTPase-Activating Proteins; D020743:rhoB GTP-Binding Protein
chemical_list: D020690:GTPase-Activating Proteins; D008565:Membrane Proteins; D011506:Proteins; D011518:Proto-Oncogene Proteins; D020703:ras GTPase-Activating Proteins; D010744:Phosphoric Monoester Hydrolases; D020558:GTP Phosphohydrolases; D019204:GTP-Binding Proteins; D016283:Proto-Oncogene Proteins p21(ras); D020743:rhoB GTP-Binding Protein