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Abstract

The Son of sevenless (Sos) protein functions as a guanine nucleotide transfer factor for Ras and interacts with the receptor tyrosine kinase Sevenless through the protein Drk, a homolog of mammalian Grb2. In vivo structure-function analysis revealed that the amino terminus of Sos was essential for its function in flies. A molecule lacking the amino terminus was a potent dominant negative. In contrast, a Sos fragment lacking the Drk binding sites was functional and its activity was dependent on the presence of the Sevenless receptor. Furthermore, membrane localization of Sos was independent of Drk. A possible role for Drk as an activator of Sos is discussed and a Drk-independent interaction between Sos and Sevenless is proposed that is likely mediated by the pleckstrin homology domain within the amino terminus.

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  2. Laura Bonfini (additional)
  3. Linda McCollam (additional)
  4. Ronald D. Rogge (additional)
  5. Andrea Daga (additional)
  6. Michael P. Czech (additional)
  7. Utpal Banerjee (additional)
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@article{Karlovich_1995, title={In Vivo Functional Analysis of the Ras Exchange Factor Son of Sevenless}, volume={268}, ISSN={1095-9203}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.7725106}, DOI={10.1126/science.7725106}, number={5210}, journal={Science}, publisher={American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)}, author={Karlovich, Chris A. and Bonfini, Laura and McCollam, Linda and Rogge, Ronald D. and Daga, Andrea and Czech, Michael P. and Banerjee, Utpal}, year={1995}, month=apr, pages={576–579} }