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dc.contributor.authorEgri, Shawn B.
dc.contributor.authorShen, Kuang
dc.date2022-08-11T08:10:01.000
dc.date.accessioned2022-08-23T16:52:08Z
dc.date.available2022-08-23T16:52:08Z
dc.date.issued2021-06-09
dc.date.submitted2021-11-04
dc.identifier.citation<p>Egri SB, Shen K. An interdomain hydrogen bond in the Rag GTPases maintains stable mTORC1 signaling in sensing amino acids. J Biol Chem. 2021 Jul;297(1):100861. doi: 10.1016/j.jbc.2021.100861. Epub 2021 Jun 9. PMID: 34116056; PMCID: PMC8254048. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbc.2021.100861">Link to article on publisher's site</a></p>
dc.identifier.issn0021-9258 (Linking)
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.jbc.2021.100861
dc.identifier.pmid34116056
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14038/41992
dc.description.abstractCellular growth and proliferation are primarily dictated by the mechanistic target of rapamycin complex 1 (mTORC1), which balances nutrient availability against the cell's anabolic needs. Central to the activity of mTORC1 is the RagA-RagC GTPase heterodimer, which under favorable conditions recruits the complex to the lysosomal surface to promote its activity. The RagA-RagC heterodimer has a unique architecture in that both subunits are active GTPases. To promote mTORC1 activity, the RagA subunit is loaded with GTP and the RagC subunit is loaded with GDP, while the opposite nucleotide-loading configuration inhibits this signaling pathway. Despite its unique molecular architecture, how the Rag GTPase heterodimer maintains the oppositely loaded nucleotide state remains elusive. Here, we applied structure-function analysis approach to the crystal structures of the Rag GTPase heterodimer and identified a key hydrogen bond that stabilizes the GDP-loaded state of the Rag GTPases. This hydrogen bond is mediated by the backbone carbonyl of Asn30 in the nucleotide-binding domain of RagA or Lys84 of RagC and the hydroxyl group on the side chain of Thr210 in the C-terminal roadblock domain of RagA or Ser266 of RagC, respectively. Eliminating this interdomain hydrogen bond abolishes the ability of the Rag GTPase to maintain its functional state, resulting in a distorted response to amino acid signals. Our results reveal that this long-distance interdomain interaction within the Rag GTPase is required for the maintenance and regulation of the mTORC1 nutrient-sensing pathway.
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dc.rights© 2021 THE AUTHORS. Published by Elsevier Inc on behalf of American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. This is an open access article under the CC BY license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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dc.subjectRag GTPase
dc.subjectamino acid
dc.subjectenzyme mechanism
dc.subjecthydrogen bond
dc.subjectmTOR complex 1 (mTORC1)
dc.subjectnutrient sensing
dc.subjectAmino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins
dc.subjectBiochemistry, Biophysics, and Structural Biology
dc.subjectEnzymes and Coenzymes
dc.subjectNucleic Acids, Nucleotides, and Nucleosides
dc.titleAn interdomain hydrogen bond in the Rag GTPases maintains stable mTORC1 signaling in sensing amino acids
dc.typeJournal Article
dc.source.journaltitleThe Journal of biological chemistry
dc.source.volume297
dc.source.issue1
dc.identifier.legacyfulltexthttps://escholarship.umassmed.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=5828&amp;context=oapubs&amp;unstamped=1
dc.identifier.legacycoverpagehttps://escholarship.umassmed.edu/oapubs/4795
dc.identifier.contextkey25752839
refterms.dateFOA2022-08-23T16:52:08Z
html.description.abstract<p>Cellular growth and proliferation are primarily dictated by the mechanistic target of rapamycin complex 1 (mTORC1), which balances nutrient availability against the cell's anabolic needs. Central to the activity of mTORC1 is the RagA-RagC GTPase heterodimer, which under favorable conditions recruits the complex to the lysosomal surface to promote its activity. The RagA-RagC heterodimer has a unique architecture in that both subunits are active GTPases. To promote mTORC1 activity, the RagA subunit is loaded with GTP and the RagC subunit is loaded with GDP, while the opposite nucleotide-loading configuration inhibits this signaling pathway. Despite its unique molecular architecture, how the Rag GTPase heterodimer maintains the oppositely loaded nucleotide state remains elusive. Here, we applied structure-function analysis approach to the crystal structures of the Rag GTPase heterodimer and identified a key hydrogen bond that stabilizes the GDP-loaded state of the Rag GTPases. This hydrogen bond is mediated by the backbone carbonyl of Asn30 in the nucleotide-binding domain of RagA or Lys84 of RagC and the hydroxyl group on the side chain of Thr210 in the C-terminal roadblock domain of RagA or Ser266 of RagC, respectively. Eliminating this interdomain hydrogen bond abolishes the ability of the Rag GTPase to maintain its functional state, resulting in a distorted response to amino acid signals. Our results reveal that this long-distance interdomain interaction within the Rag GTPase is required for the maintenance and regulation of the mTORC1 nutrient-sensing pathway.</p>
dc.identifier.submissionpathoapubs/4795
dc.contributor.departmentGraduate School of Biomedical Sciences
dc.contributor.departmentProgram in Molecular Medicine
dc.source.pages100861


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