ArticleNature communications2019
Structural underpinnings of Ric8A function as a G-protein α-subunit chaperone and guanine-nucleotide exchange factor.
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- circPDE4B prevents articular cartilage degeneration and promotes repair by acting as a scaffold for RIC8A and MID1.Annals of the rheumatic diseases · 2021Article
- Strategies towards Targeting Gαi/s Proteins: Scanning of Protein-Protein Interaction Sites To Overcome Inaccessibility.ChemMedChem · 2021Review
- Structures of Gα Proteins in Complex with Their Chaperone Reveal Quality Control Mechanisms.Cell reports · 2020Article
- Ric-8A, a GEF, and a Chaperone for G Protein α-Subunits: Evidence for the Two-Faced Interface.BioEssays : news and reviews in molecular, cellular and developmental biology · 2020Article
- Structure of the G protein chaperone and guanine nucleotide exchange factor Ric-8A bound to Gαi1.Nature communications · 2020Article
- Transducin Partners Outside the Phototransduction Pathway.Frontiers in cellular neuroscience · 2020Article
- Large-scale conformational rearrangement of the α5-helix of Gα subunits in complex with the guanine nucleotide exchange factor Ric8A.The Journal of biological chemistry · 2019Article
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Abstract
Resistance to inhibitors of cholinesterase 8A (Ric8A) is an essential regulator of G protein α-subunits (Gα), acting as a guanine nucleotide exchange factor and a chaperone. We report two crystal structures of Ric8A, one in the apo form and the other in complex with a tagged C-terminal fragment of Gα. These structures reveal two principal domains of Ric8A: an armadillo-fold core and a flexible C-terminal tail. Additionally, they show that the Gα C-terminus binds to a highly-conserved patch on the concave surface of the Ric8A armadillo-domain, with selectivity determinants residing in the Gα sequence. Biochemical analysis shows that the Ric8A C-terminal tail is critical for its stability and function. A model of the Ric8A/Gα complex derived from crosslinking mass spectrometry and molecular dynamics simulations suggests that the Ric8A C-terminal tail helps organize the GTP-binding site of Gα. This study lays the groundwork for understanding Ric8A function at the molecular level.
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