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  • Title: Analysis of connecdenn 1-3 (DENN1A-C) GEF activity for Rab35.
    Author: Allaire PD, McPherson PS, Ritter B.
    Journal: Methods Mol Biol; 2015; 1298():217-31. PubMed ID: 25800846.
    Abstract:
    Rabs (Ras-related proteins in brain) form the largest family of small GTPases and control numerous aspects of membrane trafficking at multiple cellular sites. Rab GTPases toggle between an inactive GDP-bound state and an active GTP-bound state. Activation of Rab GTPases requires guanine nucleotide exchange factors (GEFs) that interact with inactive GDP-bound Rabs and catalyze the removal of GDP, allowing GTP to bind. The largest single family of GEFs for Rabs is comprised of proteins bearing a DENN (differentially expressed in normal and neoplastic cells) domain. In this chapter we describe a biochemical method that directly measures the exchange activity of DENN domains by monitoring loading of GTP onto a Rab GTPase. Rabs are first purified from bacterial or mammalian sources and are then loaded with GDP. Purified DENN domains or DENN domain-bearing proteins are added in the presence of [(35)S]GTPγS and the transfer of [(35)S]GTPγS to the Rab is measured by filtering the reaction over nitrocellulose membranes to trap the Rab and thus the associated [(35)S]GTPγS.
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