CONTROL OF SIGNAL-TRANSDUCTION AND MORPHOGENESIS BY RAS

被引:35
作者
HUGHES, DA
机构
[1] CRC Centre for Cell and Molecular Biology, Chester Beatty Laboratories, Institute for Cancer Research, London
来源
SEMINARS IN CELL BIOLOGY | 1995年 / 6卷 / 02期
关键词
CELL POLARITY; FISSION YEAST; MAP KINASE; MATING; RAS;
D O I
10.1016/1043-4682(95)90005-5
中图分类号
Q2 [细胞生物学];
学科分类号
071009 ; 090102 ;
摘要
The single Ras homologue (Ras1) of S. pombe regulates two distinct processes: (1) Signal transduction through a MAP kinase-like protein kinase cascade in response to mating pheromones. In this pathway Ras1 interacts with the protein kinase Byr2 and leads to its activation in conjunction with a signal from the receptor-coupled, heterotrimeric G protein. (2) Polarized cell growth both during the cell cycle and during directed cell extension towards a mating partner. Ras1 interacts with Ral1/Scd1, a putative guanine-nucleotide-exchange factor, which could activate Cdc42, Rho-like GTP-binding protein. Cdc42 may regulate the dynamics of the actin cytoskeleton.
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页码:89 / 94
页数:6
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