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  • Title: Modulation of Rho and cytoskeletal protein attachment to membranes by a prenylcysteine analog.
    Author: Desrosiers RR, Gauthier F, Lanthier J, Béliveau R.
    Journal: J Biol Chem; 2000 May 19; 275(20):14949-57. PubMed ID: 10809740.
    Abstract:
    The GTPases Rho regulate the assembly of polymerized actin structures. Their C-terminal sequences end with the CAAX motif that undergo a lipidation of the cysteine residue. Analogs to the C-terminal ends of Rho proteins, N-acetyl-S-all-trans, trans-farnesyl-L-cysteine and N-acetyl-S-all-trans-geranylgeranyl-L-cysteine, wereused to analyze the role of prenylation in their membrane association. Silver-stained gels indicated that N-acetyl-S-all-trans-geranylgeranyl-L-cysteine treatment released only a few proteins of 20, 46, and 60 kDa. Western blot analysis showed that N-acetyl-S-all-trans-geranylgeranyl-L-cysteine released RhoB (10%), RhoA (28%), and Cdc42 (95%) from membranes, whereas N-acetyl-S-all-trans and trans-farnesyl-L-cysteine did not. Rab1, which possesses two geranylgeranyl groups, was also strongly extracted by N-acetyl-S-all-trans-geranylgeranyl-L-cysteine, whereas Ras, which is farnesylated, was not. Furthermore, N-acetyl-S-all-trans-geranylgeranyl-L-cysteine was very efficient (95%) in dissociating actin and tubulin from membranes but not integral membrane protein P-glycoprotein and sodium/phosphate cotransporter NaP(i)-2. The extraction of Rho and cytoskeletal proteins occurred below the critical micellar concentration of N-acetyl-S-all-trans-geranylgeranyl-L-cysteine. Membrane treatments with 0.7 m KI totally extracted actin, whereas 70% of Cdc42 was released. Actin was, however, insoluble in Triton X-100-treated membranes, whereas this detergent extracted (80%) Cdc42. These data show that Rho proteins and actin are not physically bound together and suggest that their extraction from membranes by N-acetyl-S-all-trans-geranylgeranyl-L-cysteine likely occurs via different mechanisms.
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