title: The binding of guanine nucleotide to N-ras p21--a phosphorous and proton magnetic resonance study.
abstract: One dimensional [1H] and [31P] nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) studies have been carried out on purified wild type and mutant (Gly-12----Asp) N-ras protein expressed at high level in E. coli. Both proteins were isolated as stable 1:1 molar complexes with GDP with the upper limit for the first order rate constant for nucleotide dissociation 3 x 10(-4)s-1. From observation of the [31P] NMR spectrum after the addition of GTP it was concluded that the rate of nucleotide hydrolysis is appreciably greater than that of nucleotide exchange. Differences in the [31P] spectra of mutant and wild type proteins suggest that the mutation has a direct influence on the catalytic step. [1H] NMR spectra obtained for both mutant and wild type p21 were consistent with proteins of considerable stability and the addition of urea to concentrations of 4M appeared to cause little disruption in secondary structure. Additionally, the protein environment of the bound nucleotide remained well defined in the presence of a number of added reagents and over the pH range 5.8-9.5. The data are discussed in the light of the known crystal structure for H-ras p21 and indicate that the transforming mutation of aspartate for glycine-12 results in structural perturbations near the nucleotide binding site.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cancer Studies, University of Birmingham, UK.
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Grand
authors.forename: B A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Levine
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Byrd
authors.forename: P H
authors.initials: PH
authors.lastname: Gallimore
mesh_terms: D001665:Binding Sites; D020558:GTP Phosphohydrolases / Q000378:metabolism; D006150:Guanine Nucleotides / Q000378:metabolism*; D006153:Guanosine Diphosphate / Q000378:metabolism*; D006160:Guanosine Triphosphate / Q000378:metabolism*; D006639:Histidine; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D011485:Protein Binding; D011487:Protein Conformation; D011518:Proto-Oncogene Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D016283:Proto-Oncogene Proteins p21(ras); D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship
chemical_list: D006150:Guanine Nucleotides; D011518:Proto-Oncogene Proteins; D006153:Guanosine Diphosphate; D006639:Histidine; D006160:Guanosine Triphosphate; D020558:GTP Phosphohydrolases; D016283:Proto-Oncogene Proteins p21(ras)