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| Title | Structural basis for Rab6 activation by the Ric1-Rgp1 complex. |
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| Journal, issue, pages | Nat Commun, Vol. 15, Issue 1, Page 10561, Year 2024 |
| Publish date | Dec 4, 2024 |
Authors | J Ryan Feathers / Ryan C Vignogna / J Christopher Fromme / ![]() |
| PubMed Abstract | Rab GTPases act as molecular switches to regulate organelle homeostasis and membrane trafficking. Rab6 plays a central role in regulating cargo flux through the Golgi and is activated via nucleotide ...Rab GTPases act as molecular switches to regulate organelle homeostasis and membrane trafficking. Rab6 plays a central role in regulating cargo flux through the Golgi and is activated via nucleotide exchange by the Ric1-Rgp1 protein complex. Ric1-Rgp1 is conserved throughout eukaryotes but the structural and mechanistic basis for its function has not been established. Here we report the cryoEM structure of a Ric1-Rgp1-Rab6 complex representing a key intermediate of the nucleotide exchange reaction. Ric1-Rgp1 interacts with the nucleotide-binding domain of Rab6 using an uncharacterized helical domain, which we establish as a RabGEF domain by identifying residues required for Rab6 activation. Unexpectedly, the complex uses an arrestin fold to interact with the Rab6 hypervariable domain, indicating that interactions with the unstructured C-terminal regions of Rab GTPases may be a common binding mechanism used by their activators. Collectively, our findings provide a detailed mechanistic understanding of regulated Rab6 activation at the Golgi. |
External links | Nat Commun / PubMed:39632878 / PubMed Central |
| Methods | EM (single particle) |
| Resolution | 3.3 Å |
| Structure data | EMDB-43997, PDB-9ayr: |
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Keywords | PROTEIN TRANSPORT / GEF / GTPASE / RAB |
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