Activation of the Ras superfamily of small GTPases
β Scribed by Zheng, Yi; Quilliam, Lawrence A.
- Book ID
- 110033610
- Publisher
- Nature Publishing Group
- Year
- 2003
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 169 KB
- Volume
- 4
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1469-221X
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## Abstract Members of the Ras superfamily of proteins function as regulated GDP/GTP switches that cycle between active GTPβcomplexed and inactive GDPβcomplexed states. Guanine nucleotide exchange factors (GEFs) stimulate formation of the GTPβbound state, whereas GTPase activating proteins (GAPs) c