Allosteric KRas4B can Modulate SOS1 Fast and Slow Ras Activation Cycles

Membrane-anchored Ras family proteins are activated by guanine nucleotide exchange factors (GEFs), such as SOS1. The CDC25 domain of SOS1 catalyzes GDP-to-GTP exchange, thereby activating Ras. Here, we aim to decipher the activation mechanism of KRas4B, a significantly mutated oncogene. We perform large-scale molecular dynamics simulations on twelve SOS1 systems, scrutinizing each step in two possible KRas4B activation cycles, fast and slow. To activate KRas4B at the CDC25 catalytic site, the allosteric site in the Ras exchanger motif (REM) domain of SOS1 needs to recruit a (nucleotide-bound) KRas4B molecule.

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