PROJECT #17212 RESEARCH FOR G-PROTEINS
FOLDING PERFORMANCE PROFILE

PROJECT SUMMARY

G-proteins play central role in various signalling pathways involved in vision, taste, oflaction, muscle contraction and neurotransmission. G-proteins regulate these signalling pathways by switching between 'active' and 'inactive' states, dictated by the type nucleotide bound to their active site. When bound to gaunosine dinucleotide (GDP), G-proteins adopt inactive state. Dissociation of GDP and subsequent binding of gaunosine trinucleotide (GTP) activates G-proteins, which in turn activate downstream signalling pathways. GDP dissociation is the rate limiting step in activation of G-proteins and misregulation of this process can often lead to disease conditions. in this project, we are studying the mechanism of GDP dissociation process.

PROJECT INFO

Manager(s): Neha Vithani

Institution: Washington University in St. Louis

PROJECT WORK UNIT SUMMARY

Atoms: 57,071

Core: GRO_A7

Status: Public