Regulating the regulator: post-translational modification of RAS

IM Ahearn, K Haigis, D Bar-Sagi… - Nature reviews Molecular …, 2012 - nature.com
RAS proteins are monomeric GTPases that act as binary molecular switches to regulate a
wide range of cellular processes. The exchange of GTP for GDP on RAS is regulated by …

Human RAS superfamily proteins and related GTPases

J Colicelli - Science's STKE, 2004 - science.org
The tumor oncoproteins HRAS, KRAS, and NRAS are the founding members of a larger
family of at least 35 related human proteins. Using a somewhat broader definition of …

Redox signaling: thiol chemistry defines which reactive oxygen and nitrogen species can act as second messengers

HJ Forman, JM Fukuto… - American Journal of …, 2004 - journals.physiology.org
Except for the role of NO in the activation of guanylate cyclase, which is well established, the
involvement of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and reactive nitrogen species (RNS) in signal …

Biological significance of nitric oxide-mediated protein modifications

AJ Gow, CR Farkouh, DA Munson… - … of Physiology-Lung …, 2004 - journals.physiology.org
Nitric oxide (NO), despite an apparently simple diatomic structure, has a wide variety of
functions in both physiology and pathology and within every major organ system. It has …

S-glutathiolation of ras mediates redox-sensitive signaling by angiotensin II in vascular smooth muscle cells*[boxs]

T Adachi, DR Pimentel, T Heibeck, X Hou… - Journal of Biological …, 2004 - ASBMB
Angiotensin II (AII) increases production of reactive oxygen species from NAD (P) H oxidase,
a response that contributes to vascular hypertrophy. Here we show in cultured vascular …

S-nitrosylation: a potential new paradigm in signal transduction

A Martínez-Ruiz, S Lamas - Cardiovascular research, 2004 - academic.oup.com
Much attention has been paid to nitric oxide (NO) research since its discovery as a
physiological mediator in the cardiovascular system. In recent years, newer roles have been …

The chemistry of cell signaling by reactive oxygen and nitrogen species and 4-hydroxynonenal

HJ Forman, JM Fukuto, T Miller, H Zhang… - Archives of biochemistry …, 2008 - Elsevier
During the past several years, major advances have been made in understanding how
reactive oxygen species (ROS) and nitrogen species (RNS) participate in signal …

Post-translational modification of RAS proteins

SL Campbell, MR Philips - Current opinion in structural biology, 2021 - Elsevier
Mutations of RAS genes drive cancer more frequently than any other oncogene. RAS
proteins integrate signals from a wide array of receptors and initiate downstream signaling …

New insights into protein S-nitrosylation: mitochondria as a model system

MW Foster, JS Stamler - Journal of Biological Chemistry, 2004 - ASBMB
The biological effects of nitric oxide (NO) are in significant part mediated through S-
nitrosylation of cysteine thiol. Work on model thiol substrates has raised the idea that …

Posttranslational modifications of RAS proteins

I Ahearn, M Zhou, MR Philips - Cold Spring …, 2018 - perspectivesinmedicine.cshlp.org
The three human RAS genes encode four proteins that play central roles in oncogenesis by
acting as binary molecular switches that regulate signaling pathways for growth and …