Table 1. Consensus motifs that define the structure and activity of the GTPase domain of small G-proteins.a .
Protein | Sequence | G1 (p-loop) | G2 (switch I) | G3 (Switch II) | G4 | G5 |
DBC2 | O94844 | GDNAVGKT | PTV | DTFGDH | CQLD | TSV |
RhoBTB1 | Q9BYz6 | GDNAVGKT | PTV | DTFGDH | CQLD | TSV |
Rac1 | P63000 | GDGAVGKT | PTV | DTAGQE | TKLD | CSA |
Cdc42 | P60953 | GDGAVGKT | PTV | DTAGQE | TQLD | CSA |
RhoA | P61585 | GDGACGKT | PTV | DTAGQE | NKKD | CSA |
Rap1A | P62834 | GSGGVGKS | PTI | DTAGTE | NKCD | SSA |
H-Ras | P01112 | GAGGVGKS | PTI | DTAGQE | NKCD | TSA |
Ran | P62826 | GDGGTGKT | ATL | DTAGQE | NKVD | FVA |
Rnd1 | Q92730 | GDVQCGKT | PTV | DTSGSP | CKTD | GSA |
Rnd3 | P61578 | GDSQCGKT | PTV | DTSGSP | CKSD | CSA |
RhoU | Q7L0Q8 | GDGAVGKT | PTA | DTAGQD | TQSD | CSA |
RhoH | Q15669 | GDSAVGKT | PTV | DTAGND | TQTD | CSA |
Consensus | GXXXXGKT | (P/A)TX | (DXXG) | (N/T)(K/Q)XD | (T/G/C)(V/S)A |
Completely conserved residues are in bold, italics.