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. 1993 May;12(5):1915–1921. doi: 10.1002/j.1460-2075.1993.tb05840.x

A novel role for RhoGDI as an inhibitor of GAP proteins.

J F Hancock 1, A Hall 1
PMCID: PMC413412  PMID: 8491184

Abstract

RhoGDI inhibits guanine nucleotide dissociation from post-translationally processed Rho and Rac proteins but its biochemical role in vivo is unknown. We show here that N-terminal effector site mutations in the Rac protein do not compromise its interaction with RhoGDI and that, whilst geranylgeranylation and -AAX proteolysis of the C-terminal CAAX motif of Rac1 and RhoA are required for efficient interaction with RhoGDI, methylesterification of the C-terminal cysteine residue is not required. In vitro, RhoGDI can form stable complexes with Rho and Rac proteins in both the GTP and GDP bound states. Furthermore the Rac-GTP--RhoGDI complex is resistent to the action of recombinant RhoGAP and recombinant BCR. Thus GDI, by complexing with Rac-GTP and preventing GAP stimulated GTP hydrolysis, may allow transit of the activated form of the Rac protein between physically separated activator and effector proteins in the cell.

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