Structural highlights
Function
[RAB6B_HUMAN] Seems to have a role in retrograde membrane traffic at the level of the Golgi complex. May function in retrograde transport in neuronal cells.[1]
Evolutionary Conservation
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Publication Abstract from PubMed
The Rab small G-protein family plays important roles in eukaryotes as regulators of vesicle traffic. In Rab proteins, the hydrolysis of GTP to GDP is coupled with association with and dissociation from membranes. Conformational changes related to their different nucleotide states determine their effector specificity. The crystal structure of human neuronal Rab6B was solved in its 'inactive' (with bound MgGDP) and 'active' (MgGTPgammaS-bound) forms to 2.3 and 1.8 A, respectively. Both crystallized in space group P2(1)2(1)2(1), with similar unit-cell parameters, allowing the comparison of both structures without packing artifacts. Conformational changes between the inactive GDP and active GTP-like state are observed mainly in the switch I and switch II regions, confirming their role as a molecular switch. Compared with other Rab proteins, additional changes are observed in the Rab6 subfamily-specific RabSF3 region that might contribute to the specificity of Rab6 for its different effector proteins.
The structure of human neuronal Rab6B in the active and inactive form.,Garcia-Saez I, Tcherniuk S, Kozielski F Acta Crystallogr D Biol Crystallogr. 2006 Jul;62(Pt 7):725-33. Epub 2006, Jun 20. PMID:16790928[2]
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References
- ↑ Wanschers BF, van de Vorstenbosch R, Schlager MA, Splinter D, Akhmanova A, Hoogenraad CC, Wieringa B, Fransen JA. A role for the Rab6B Bicaudal-D1 interaction in retrograde transport in neuronal cells. Exp Cell Res. 2007 Oct 1;313(16):3408-20. Epub 2007 Jul 17. PMID:17707369 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.yexcr.2007.05.032
- ↑ Garcia-Saez I, Tcherniuk S, Kozielski F. The structure of human neuronal Rab6B in the active and inactive form. Acta Crystallogr D Biol Crystallogr. 2006 Jul;62(Pt 7):725-33. Epub 2006, Jun 20. PMID:16790928 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1107/S0907444906015319
