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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Hu Q
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5959768 | biostudies-literature | 2018 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Cell 20180405 5
The single most frequent cancer-causing mutation across all heterotrimeric G proteins is R201C in Gαs. The current model explaining the gain-of-function activity of the R201 mutations is through the loss of GTPase activity and resulting inability to switch off to the GDP state. Here, we find that the R201C mutation can bypass the need for GTP binding by directly activating GDP-bound Gαs through stabilization of an intramolecular hydrogen bond network. Having found that a gain-of-function mutatio ...[more]