Ras-activated endocytosis is mediated by the Rab5 guanine nucleotide exchange activity of RIN1.
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Tall GG, Barbieri MA, Stahl PD, Horazdovsky BF
Ras-activated endocytosis is mediated by the Rab5 guanine nucleotide exchange activity of RIN1.
Dev Cell. 2001 Jul;1(1):73-82.
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RIN1 was originally identified by its ability to inhibit activated Ras and likely participates in multiple signaling pathways because it binds c-ABL and 14-3-3 proteins, in addition to Ras. RIN1 also contains a region homologous to the catalytic domain of Vps9p-like Rab guanine nucleotide exchange factors (GEFs). Here, we show that this region is necessary and sufficient for RIN1 interaction with the GDP-bound Rabs, Vps21p, and Rab5A. RIN1 is also shown to stimulate Rab5 guanine nucleotide exchange, Rab5A-dependent endosome fusion, and EGF receptor-mediated endocytosis. The stimulatory effect of RIN1 on all three of these processes is potentiated by activated Ras. We conclude that Ras-activated endocytosis is facilitated, in part, by the ability of Ras to directly regulate the Rab5 nucleotide exchange activity of RIN1.