nRap GEP: A Novel Neural GDP/GTP Exchange Protein for Rap1 Small G Protein That Interacts with Synaptic Scaffolding Molecule (S-SCAM)
pmid: 10548487
nRap GEP: A Novel Neural GDP/GTP Exchange Protein for Rap1 Small G Protein That Interacts with Synaptic Scaffolding Molecule (S-SCAM)
Synaptic scaffolding molecule (S-SCAM) has six PDZ domains through which it interacts with N-methyl-d-aspartate receptors and neuroligin at synaptic junctions. We isolated here a novel S-SCAM-binding protein. This protein has one PDZ, one Ras association, one Ras GDP/GTP exchange protein (Ras GEP) domain, and one C-terminal consensus motif for binding to PDZ domains. We named it nRap GEP (neural Rap GEP). nRap GEP moreover has an incomplete cyclic AMP (cAMP)-binding (CAB) domain. The domain organization of nRap GEP is similar to that of Epac/cAMP-guanine nucleotide exchange factor (GEF) I, except that Epac/cAMP-GEFI has complete CAB and Ras GEP domains but lacks the other two domains and the C-terminal motif. nRap GEP showed GEP activity for Rap1 but did not bind cAMP. nRap GEP was specifically expressed in rat brain. Immunohistochemical analysis revealed that nRap GEP and S-SCAM were localized at synaptic areas of the cerebellum. These results suggest that nRap GEP is a novel neural Rap1-specific GEP which is associated with S-SCAM.
- Institute of Science Tokyo Japan
- Osaka University Japan
- Osaka Gakuin University Japan
- Kyoto University Japan
Binding Sites, Sequence Homology, Amino Acid, Molecular Sequence Data, Brain, Nerve Tissue Proteins, Recombinant Proteins, Rats, Kinetics, GTP-Binding Proteins, Synapses, Animals, Guanine Nucleotide Exchange Factors, Humans, Amino Acid Sequence, Cloning, Molecular, Carrier Proteins, Guanylate Kinases, Sequence Alignment, Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing, Subcellular Fractions
Binding Sites, Sequence Homology, Amino Acid, Molecular Sequence Data, Brain, Nerve Tissue Proteins, Recombinant Proteins, Rats, Kinetics, GTP-Binding Proteins, Synapses, Animals, Guanine Nucleotide Exchange Factors, Humans, Amino Acid Sequence, Cloning, Molecular, Carrier Proteins, Guanylate Kinases, Sequence Alignment, Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing, Subcellular Fractions
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