6MBT

Crystal structure of wild-type KRAS bound to GDP and Mg (Space group C2)


Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 1.45 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.215 
  • R-Value Work: 0.177 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.178 

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Literature

Structures of N-terminally processed KRAS provide insight into the role of N-acetylation.

Dharmaiah, S.Tran, T.H.Messing, S.Agamasu, C.Gillette, W.K.Yan, W.Waybright, T.Alexander, P.Esposito, D.Nissley, D.V.McCormick, F.Stephen, A.G.Simanshu, D.K.

(2019) Sci Rep 9: 10512-10512

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-46846-w
  • Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
    6M9W, 6MBQ, 6MBT, 6MBU, 6P0Z

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    Although post-translational modification of the C-terminus of RAS has been studied extensively, little is known about N-terminal processing. Mass spectrometric characterization of KRAS expressed in mammalian cells showed cleavage of the initiator methionine (iMet) and N-acetylation of the nascent N-terminus. Interestingly, structural studies on GDP- and GMPPNP-bound KRAS lacking the iMet and N-acetylation resulted in Mg 2+ -free structures of KRAS with flexible N-termini. In the Mg 2+ -free KRAS-GDP structure, the flexible N-terminus causes conformational changes in the interswitch region resulting in a fully open conformation of switch I. In the Mg 2+ -free KRAS-GMPPNP structure, the flexible N-terminus causes conformational changes around residue A59 resulting in the loss of Mg 2+ and switch I in the inactive state 1 conformation. Structural studies on N-acetylated KRAS-GDP lacking the iMet revealed the presence of Mg 2+ and a conformation of switch regions also observed in the structure of GDP-bound unprocessed KRAS with the iMet. In the absence of the iMet, the N-acetyl group interacts with the central beta-sheet and stabilizes the N-terminus and the switch regions. These results suggest there is crosstalk between the N-terminus and the Mg 2+ binding site, and that N-acetylation plays an important role by stabilizing the N-terminus of RAS upon excision of the iMet.


  • Organizational Affiliation

    NCI RAS Initiative, Cancer Research Technology Program, Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research, Leidos Biomedical Research, Inc., Frederick, MD, 21701, USA.


Macromolecules
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Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChains Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
GTPase KRas
A, B
170Homo sapiensMutation(s): 0 
Gene Names: KRASKRAS2RASK2
UniProt & NIH Common Fund Data Resources
Find proteins for P01116 (Homo sapiens)
Explore P01116 
Go to UniProtKB:  P01116
PHAROS:  P01116
GTEx:  ENSG00000133703 
Entity Groups  
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UniProt GroupP01116
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Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 1.45 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.215 
  • R-Value Work: 0.177 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.178 
  • Space Group: C 1 2 1
Unit Cell:
Length ( Å )Angle ( ˚ )
a = 66.287α = 90
b = 41.552β = 105.05
c = 115.38γ = 90
Software Package:
Software NamePurpose
XDSdata reduction
XSCALEdata scaling
MOLREPphasing
PHENIXrefinement
PDB_EXTRACTdata extraction

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Entry History & Funding Information

Deposition Data


Funding OrganizationLocationGrant Number
National Institutes of Health/National Cancer Institute (NIH/NCI)United StatesHHSN261200800001E

Revision History  (Full details and data files)

  • Version 1.0: 2019-07-31
    Type: Initial release
  • Version 1.1: 2019-12-04
    Changes: Author supporting evidence
  • Version 1.2: 2023-10-11
    Changes: Data collection, Database references, Derived calculations, Refinement description