Binding of 14-3-3 Proteins to the Protein Kinase Raf and Effects on Its Activation

Autor: Frank McCormick, Marc Symons, S. G. Macdonald, Ellen Freed, Rosamaria Ruggieri
Rok vydání: 1994
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Zdroj: Science. 265:1713-1716
ISSN: 1095-9203
0036-8075
DOI: 10.1126/science.8085158
Popis: To identify proteins that may participate in the activation of the protein kinase Raf, proteins that interact with Raf were selected in a two-hybrid screen. Two members of the 14-3-3 protein family were isolated that interacted with both the amino terminal regulatory regions of Raf and the kinase domain of Raf, but did not compete with the guanine nucleotide-binding protein Ras for binding to Raf. 14-3-3 proteins associated with Raf in mammalian cells and accompanied Raf to the membrane in the presence of activated Ras. In yeast cells expressing Raf and MEK, mammalian 14-3-3 beta or 14-3-3 zeta activated Raf to a similar extent as did expression of Ras. Therefore, 14-3-3 proteins may participate in or be required for the regulation of Raf function. These findings suggest a role for 14-3-3 proteins in Raf-mediated signal transduction.
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