2025
The C2 domain augments Ras GTPase-activating protein catalytic activity
Paul M, Chen D, Vish K, Lartey N, Hughes E, Freeman Z, Saunders T, Stiegler A, King P, Boggon T. The C2 domain augments Ras GTPase-activating protein catalytic activity. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2025, 122: e2418433122. PMID: 39899710, PMCID: PMC11831179, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2418433122.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGTPase-activating proteinC2 domainActivity of GTPase-activating proteinGTPase-activating protein domainProtein catalytic activityDomain in vitroAllosteric lobeRas GTPasesSequence conservationGTPase activityAlphaFold modelsRasGAPSignaling defectsRasMutationsCatalytic activityConstitutive disruptionCatalytic advantageGTPaseAlphaFoldDomainGenesSynGAPProteinSequence
2023
Mutation of key signaling regulators of cerebrovascular development in vein of Galen malformations
Zhao S, Mekbib K, van der Ent M, Allington G, Prendergast A, Chau J, Smith H, Shohfi J, Ocken J, Duran D, Furey C, Hao L, Duy P, Reeves B, Zhang J, Nelson-Williams C, Chen D, Li B, Nottoli T, Bai S, Rolle M, Zeng X, Dong W, Fu P, Wang Y, Mane S, Piwowarczyk P, Fehnel K, See A, Iskandar B, Aagaard-Kienitz B, Moyer Q, Dennis E, Kiziltug E, Kundishora A, DeSpenza T, Greenberg A, Kidanemariam S, Hale A, Johnston J, Jackson E, Storm P, Lang S, Butler W, Carter B, Chapman P, Stapleton C, Patel A, Rodesch G, Smajda S, Berenstein A, Barak T, Erson-Omay E, Zhao H, Moreno-De-Luca A, Proctor M, Smith E, Orbach D, Alper S, Nicoli S, Boggon T, Lifton R, Gunel M, King P, Jin S, Kahle K. Mutation of key signaling regulators of cerebrovascular development in vein of Galen malformations. Nature Communications 2023, 14: 7452. PMID: 37978175, PMCID: PMC10656524, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-43062-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEphrin receptor B4Galen malformationBrain arteriovenous malformationsP120 RasGAPTransmitted variantsArteriovenous malformationsDe novo variantsSingle-cell transcriptomesSignificant burdenCerebrovascular developmentIntegrative genomic analysisEndothelial cellsVenous networkAdditional probandsMalformationsNovo variantsMissense variantsGenomic analysisDevelopmental angiogenesisVascular developmentDamaging variantsVeinRasGAPIntegrated analysisPatientsDiverse p120RasGAP interactions with doubly phosphorylated partners EphB4, p190RhoGAP, and Dok1
Vish K, Stiegler A, Boggon T. Diverse p120RasGAP interactions with doubly phosphorylated partners EphB4, p190RhoGAP, and Dok1. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2023, 299: 105098. PMID: 37507023, PMCID: PMC10470053, DOI: 10.1016/j.jbc.2023.105098.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSH2 domainSpatial-temporal regulationDual SH2 domainsProper vascular developmentKey binding partnerProtein familySH2 interactionsBinding partnerHuman proteinsDistinct binding interactionsWeakened affinityVascular developmentRasGAPConformational differencesP190RhoGAPSmall-angle X-ray scatteringBindingBinding interactionsAffinity measurementsEphB4DomainGTPaseDok1X-ray scatteringProtein
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