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Structural dynamics in Ras and related proteins upon nucleotide switching #MMPMID27751724
Harrison RA; Lu J; Carrasco M; Hunter J; Manandhar A; Gondi S; Westover KD; Engen JR
J Mol Biol 2016[Nov]; 428 (23): 4723-35 PMID27751724show ga
Structural dynamics of Ras proteins contribute to their activity in signal transduction cascades. Directly targeting Ras proteins with small molecules may rely on movement of a conserved structural motif, switch II. To understand Ras signaling and advance Ras targeting strategies, experimental methods to measure Ras dynamics are required. Here we demonstrate the utility of hydrogen-deuterium exchange mass spectrometry to measure Ras dynamics by studying representatives from two branches of the Ras superfamily, Ras and Rho. A comparison of differential deuterium exchange between active (GMPPNP-bound) and inactive (GDP-bound) proteins revealed differences between the families, with the most notable differences occurring in the phosphate-binding loop and switch II. The P-loop exchange signature correlated with switch II dynamics observed in molecular dynamics simulations focused on measuring main chain movement. Hydrogen-deuterium exchange provides a means of evaluating Ras protein dynamics which may be useful for understanding mechanisms of Ras signaling, including activated signaling of pathologic mutants, and for targeting strategies that rely on protein dynamics.