| Literature DB >> 8107774 |
E Manser1, T Leung, H Salihuddin, Z S Zhao, L Lim.
Abstract
A new brain serine/threonine protein kinase may be a target for the p21ras-related proteins Cdc42 and Rac1. The kinase sequence is related to that of the yeast protein STE20, implicated in pheromone-response pathways. The kinase complexes specifically with activated (GTP-bound) p21, inhibiting p21 GTPase activity and leading to kinase autophosphorylation and activation. Autophosphorylated kinase has a decreased affinity for Cdc42/Rac, freeing the p21 for further stimulatory activities or downregulation by GTPase-activating proteins. This bimolecular interaction provides a model for studying p21 regulation of mammalian phosphorylation signalling pathways.Entities:
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Year: 1994 PMID: 8107774 DOI: 10.1038/367040a0
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Nature ISSN: 0028-0836 Impact factor: 49.962