Molecular switch for signal transduction: structural differences between active and inactive forms of protooncogenic ras proteins.
Milburn, M.V., Tong, L., deVos, A.M., Brunger, A., Yamaizumi, Z., Nishimura, S., Kim, S.H.(1990) Science 247: 939-945
- PubMed: 2406906 
- DOI: 10.1126/science.2406906
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
4Q21, 6Q21 - PubMed Abstract: 
Ras proteins participate as a molecular switch in the early steps of the signal transduction pathway that is associated with cell growth and differentiation. When the protein is in its GTP complexed form it is active in signal transduction, whereas it is inactive in its GDP complexed form ...