title: Characterization of a novel Ras-binding protein Ce-FLI-1 comprising leucine-rich repeats and gelsolin-like domains.
abstract: Ras proteins are conserved from yeasts to mammals and implicated in regulation of the actin cytoskeleton. The flightless-1 (fli-1) gene of Drosophila melanogaster and its homologs in Caenorhabditis elegans and humans encode proteins (FLI-1) comprising a fusion of a leucine-rich repeats (LRRs) domain and a gelsolin-like domain. This LRRs domain is highly homologous to those of three proteins involved in Ras-mediated signaling; Saccharomyces cerevisiae adenylyl cyclase, C. elegans SUR-8, and mammalian RSP-1. Here we report that the LRRs domain of C. elegans FLI-1 (Ce-FLI-1) associates directly with Ras (Kd = 11 nM) and, when overexpressed, suppresses the heat shock sensitive phenotype of yeast cells bearing the activated RAS2 gene (RAS2(Val-19)). Further, the gelsolin-like domain of Ce-FLI-1 is shown to possess a Ca2+-independent G-actin-binding activity as well as F-actin-binding and -severing activities. FLI-1 may be involved in regulation of the actin cytoskeleton through Ras.
authors: Department of Physiology II, Kobe University School of Medicine, 7-5-1 Kusunoki-cho, Chuo-ku, Kobe, 650-0017, Japan.
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Goshima
authors: K
authors: K
authors: Kariya
authors: Y
authors: Y
authors: Yamawaki-Kataoka
authors: T
authors: T
authors: Okada
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Shibatohge
authors: F
authors: F
authors: Shima
authors: E
authors: E
authors: Fujimoto
authors: T
authors: T
authors: Kataoka
mesh_terms: D000199:Actins / Q000378:metabolism / Q000648:ultrastructure; D000262:Adenylyl Cyclases / Q000378:metabolism; D000818:Animals; D001667:Binding, Competitive; D017173:Caenorhabditis elegans / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D002118:Calcium / Q000378:metabolism; D002352:Carrier Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D029721:Drosophila Proteins; D004533:Egtazic Acid / Q000494:pharmacology; D004789:Enzyme Activation / Q000187:drug effects; D018260:Gelsolin / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000235:genetics; D018869:Heat-Shock Response; D015801:Helminth Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D019476:Insect Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D007930:Leucine / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000235:genetics; D015689:Oncogene Protein p21(ras) / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000378:metabolism*; D010446:Peptide Fragments / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology; D011485:Protein Binding / Q000187:drug effects; D014176:Protein Biosynthesis; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D012441:Saccharomyces cerevisiae / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid
chemical_list: D000199:Actins; D002352:Carrier Proteins; D029721:Drosophila Proteins; D018260:Gelsolin; D015801:Helminth Proteins; D019476:Insect Proteins; D010446:Peptide Fragments; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins; C098178:fliI protein, Drosophila; D004533:Egtazic Acid; D015689:Oncogene Protein p21(ras); D000262:Adenylyl Cyclases; D007930:Leucine; D002118:Calcium