RASGRP1

RAS guanyl releasing protein 1 (calcium and DAG-regulated)
Available structures
PDB Ortholog search: PDBe, RCSB
Identifiers
SymbolsRASGRP1 ; CALDAG-GEFI; CALDAG-GEFII; RASGRP; V; hRasGRP1
External IDsOMIM: 603962 MGI: 1314635 HomoloGene: 4195 ChEMBL: 5953 GeneCards: RASGRP1 Gene
RNA expression pattern
More reference expression data
Orthologs
SpeciesHumanMouse
Entrez1012519419
EnsemblENSG00000172575ENSMUSG00000027347
UniProtO95267Q9Z1S3
RefSeq (mRNA)NM_001128602NM_011246
RefSeq (protein)NP_001122074NP_035376
Location (UCSC)Chr 15:
38.78 – 38.86 Mb
Chr 2:
117.28 – 117.34 Mb
PubMed search

RAS guanyl-releasing protein 1 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the RASGRP1 gene.[1][2][3]

Function

RAS guanyl nucleotide-releasing protein (RASGRP) is a member of a family of genes characterized by the presence of a Ras superfamily guanine nucleotide exchange factor (GEF) domain. It functions as a diacylglycerol (DAG)-regulated nucleotide exchange factor specifically activating Ras through the exchange of bound GDP for GTP. It activates the Erk/MAP kinase cascade and regulates T-cells and B-cells development, homeostasis and differentiation.[3]

Gene

Alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been identified. The corresponding rat gene rbc7, which lacks a 5-prime exon, represents a 5-prime and 3-prime truncated version of a larger normal rat transcript that encodes a predicted 90-kD protein. This shorter transcript has not been found in humans.[3]

Clinical significance

Altered expression of the different isoforms of this protein may be a cause of susceptibility to systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE).[3]

References

  1. Bottorff D, Ebinu J, Stone JC (May 1999). "RasGRP, a Ras activator: mouse and human cDNA sequences and chromosomal positions". Mamm Genome 10 (4): 358–61. doi:10.1007/s003359901001. PMID 10087292.
  2. Kawasaki H, Springett GM, Toki S, Canales JJ, Harlan P, Blumenstiel JP, Chen EJ, Bany IA, Mochizuki N, Ashbacher A, Matsuda M, Housman DE, Graybiel AM (Nov 1998). "A Rap guanine nucleotide exchange factor enriched highly in the basal ganglia". Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 95 (22): 13278–83. doi:10.1073/pnas.95.22.13278. PMC 23782. PMID 9789079.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 "Entrez Gene: RASGRP1 RAS guanyl releasing protein 1 (calcium and DAG-regulated)".

Further reading

  • Dower NA, Stang SL, Bottorff DA, Ebinu JO, Dickie P, Ostergaard HJ, Stone JC (2000). "RasGRP is essential for mouse thymocyte differentiation and TCR signaling.". Nature Immunology 1 (4): 317–21. doi:10.1038/79766. PMID 11017103.
  • Priatel JJ, Teh SJ, Dower NA, Stone JC et al. (2002). "RasGRP1 Transduces Low-Grade TCR Signals Which Are Critical For T Cell Development, Homeostasis and Differentiation.". Immunity 17 (5): 617–27. doi:10.1016/S1074-7613(02)00451-X. PMID 12433368.
  • Priatel JJ, Chen X, Zenewicz LA, Shen H, Harder KW, Horwitz MS et al. (2007). "Chronic Immunodeficiency in Mice Lacking RasGRP1 Results in CD4 T Cell Immune Activation and Exhaustion.". J. Immunol. 179 (4): 2143–52. doi:10.4049/jimmunol.179.4.2143. PMID 17675473.
  • Priatel JJ, Chen X, Dhanji S, Abraham N et al. (2006). "RasGRP1 Transmits Pro-Differentiation TCR Signaling that is Crucial for CD4 T Cell Development.". J. Immunol. 177 (3): 1470–80. doi:10.4049/jimmunol.177.3.1470. PMID 16849453.
  • Priatel JJ, Chen X, Huang YH, Chow MT, Zenewicz LA, Coughlin JJ, Shen H, Stone JC, Tan R et al. (2010). "RasGRP1 regulates antigen-induced developmental programming by naive CD8 T cells.". J. Immunol. 184 (2): 666–76. doi:10.4049/jimmunol.0803521. PMID 20007535.

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