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. 2002 May;4(5):343-50.
doi: 10.1038/ncb783.

Ras signalling on the endoplasmic reticulum and the Golgi

Vi K Chiu  1 , Trever Bivona, Angela Hach, J Bernard Sajous, Joseph Silletti, Heidi Wiener, Ronald L Johnson 2nd, Adrienne D Cox, Mark R Philips
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Ras signalling on the endoplasmic reticulum and the Golgi

Vi K Chiu et al. Nat Cell Biol. 2002 May.

Abstract

Current models evoke the plasma membrane (PM) as the exclusive platform from which Ras regulates signalling. We developed a fluorescent probe that reports where and when Ras is activated in living cells. We show that oncogenic H-Ras and N-Ras engage Raf-1 on the Golgi and that endogenous Ras and unpalmitoylated H-Ras are activated in response to mitogens on the Golgi and endoplasmic reticulum (ER), respectively. We also demonstrate that H-Ras that is restricted to the ER can activate the Erk pathway and transform fibroblasts, and that Ras localized on different membrane compartments differentially engages various signalling pathways. Thus, Ras signalling is not limited to the PM, but also proceeds on the endomembrane.

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