4XH9

CRYSTAL STRUCTURE OF HUMAN RHOA IN COMPLEX WITH DH/PH FRAGMENT OF THE GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE EXCHANGE FACTOR NET1

Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 2.00 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.217 
  • R-Value Work: 0.189 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.190 

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Literature

A structural study of the complex between neuroepithelial cell transforming gene 1 (Net1) and RhoA reveals a potential anticancer drug hot spot.

Petit, A.P., Garcia-Petit, C., Bueren-Calabuig, J.A., Vuillard, L.M., Ferry, G., Boutin, J.A.

(2018) J Biol Chem 293: 9064-9077

  • DOI: 10.1074/jbc.RA117.001123
  • Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
    4XH9

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    • The GTPase RhoA is a major player in many different regulatory pathways. RhoA catalyzes GTP hydrolysis, and its catalysis is accelerated when RhoA forms heterodimers with proteins of the guanine nucleotide exchange factor (GEF) family. Neuroepithelial cell transforming gene 1 (Net1) is a RhoA-interacting GEF implicated in cancer, but the structural features supporting the RhoA/Net1 interaction are unknown ...

    The GTPase RhoA is a major player in many different regulatory pathways. RhoA catalyzes GTP hydrolysis, and its catalysis is accelerated when RhoA forms heterodimers with proteins of the guanine nucleotide exchange factor (GEF) family. Neuroepithelial cell transforming gene 1 (Net1) is a RhoA-interacting GEF implicated in cancer, but the structural features supporting the RhoA/Net1 interaction are unknown. Taking advantage of a simple production and purification process, here we solved the structure of a RhoA/Net1 heterodimer with X-ray crystallography at 2-Å resolution. Using a panel of several techniques, including molecular dynamics simulations, we characterized the RhoA/Net1 interface. Moreover, deploying an extremely simple peptide-based scanning approach, we found that short peptides (penta- to nonapeptides) derived from the protein/protein interaction region of RhoA could disrupt the RhoA/Net1 interaction and thereby diminish the rate of nucleotide exchange. The most inhibitory peptide, EVKHF, spanning residues 102-106 in the RhoA sequence, displayed an IC 50 of ∼100 μm without further modifications. The peptides identified here could be useful in further investigations of the RhoA/Net1 interaction region. We propose that our structural and functional insights might inform chemical approaches for transforming the pentapeptide into an optimized pseudopeptide that antagonizes Net1-mediated RhoA activation with therapeutic anticancer potential.

    Organizational Affiliation: 

    Pôle d'Expertise Biotechnologie, Chimie, Biologie, Institut de Recherches SERVIER, 78290 Croissy-sur-Seine, France jean.boutin@servier.com.



Macromolecules
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Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChainsSequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
Neuroepithelial cell-transforming gene 1 proteinA, C [auth D]361Homo sapiensMutation(s): 0 
Gene Names: NET1, ARHGEF8
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Entity ID: 2
MoleculeChainsSequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
Transforming protein RhoAB, D [auth E]180Homo sapiensMutation(s): 1 
Gene Names: RHOA, ARH12, ARHA, RHO12
EC: 3.6.5.2
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GTEx:  ENSG00000067560
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Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 2.00 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.217 
  • R-Value Work: 0.189 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.190 
  • Space Group: P 1 21 1
Unit Cell:
Length ( Å )Angle ( ˚ )
a = 54.1α = 90
b = 101.4β = 94.3
c = 116.2γ = 90
Software Package:
Software NamePurpose
PHENIXrefinement
XDSdata reduction
SCALAdata scaling
PHASERphasing

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Entry History 

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Revision History  (Full details and data files)

  • Version 1.0: 2015-01-14
    Type: Initial release
  • Version 1.1: 2018-06-20
    Changes: Data collection, Database references
  • Version 1.2: 2019-06-12
    Changes: Data collection, Structure summary